[Presence of Pityrosporum ovale in the ear of newborn infants].
Lipophilic yeasts of the genus Pityrosporum were found in random samples from the external ear of 7% of 101 neonates and 8% of 111 infants 3 days old. The yeasts were also found in 70.4% of 132 specimens from adult female external genitalia. There were no isolations of Pityrosporum from 46 intravaginal specimens or samples of baby oil.
D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014844:Vulva / Q000382:microbiology
Présence de Pityrosporum ovale dans l'oreille de nouveau-nés.