Trichophyton mentagrophytes of rabbit origin causing family incidence of kerion: An environmental study

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 426-430

  Van Rooij, P ^a   Detandt, M ^a   Nolard, N ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Environmental survey; Infants; Kerion; Rabbit farm; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RODAC PLATE; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BELGIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOMITES; HAIR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RABBITS; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33747031132     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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