Outbreak of Tinea capitis and corporis in a primary school in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 732-736

  Carod, Jean François ^a   Ratsitorahina, Mahery ^a   Raherimandimby, Hasina ^a   Vitrat, Virginie Hincky ^a   Andrianaja, Vololomboahangy Ravaolimalala ^a   Contet Audonneau, Nelly ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Madagascar; Microsporum audouinii; Outbreak; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM LANGERONII; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM LANGERONII;

EID: 80054825491     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1944     Document Type: Article

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