title: Evaluation of the adult carrier state in juvenile tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans.
abstract: The anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans is an occasional cause of scalp ringworm in adults. An asymptomatic adult carrier state also has been described. In this study the parents and/or grandparents of 50 children with proved T. tonsurans tinea capitis were evaluated. Cultures were obtained from the scalps of 46 asymptomatic adults; 14 of the cultures grew T. tonsurans. This population may provide a source for continued reinfection in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Babel
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Baughman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification