Screening for asymptomatic carriage of Trichophyton tonsurans in household contacts of patients with tinea capitis: Results of 209 patients from South London

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1061-1064

  White, Jonathan M L ^a   Higgins, E M ^b   Fuller, L C ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carriage; Screening; Terbinafine; Tine acapitis; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOPHYTE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548190813     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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