Comparison of hairbrush, toothbrush and cotton swab methods for diagnosing asymptomatic dermatophyte scalp carriage

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-362

  Akbaba, M ^a   Ilkit, M ^a   Sutoluk, Z ^a   Ates, A ^a   Zorba, H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aasymptomatic carriage; Cotton swab; Dermatophyte; Diagnose; Hairbrush; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COTTON; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HAIRBRUSH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINEA CAPITIS; TOOTHBRUSH; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON AUDOUINII; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; COTTON FIBER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TINEA CAPITIS; TOOTH; TRICHOPHYTON; TURKEY;

EID: 39049110025     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02442.x     Document Type: Article

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