Efficacy of triclosan soap against superficial dermatomycoses: A double-blind clinical trial in 224 primary school-children in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Dinkela, Almuth ^a,b,c   Ferié, Julia ^a,b,c   Mbata, Marco ^a,b,c   Schmid Grendelmeier, Marco ^a,b,c   Hatz, Christoph ^a,b,c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b St Francis Designated District Hospital   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; EDETATE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; PERFUME; PLACEBO; SOAP; STEARIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRICLOSAN; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOAPS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TANZANIA; TINEA; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 35948991871     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03208.x     Document Type: Article

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