Skin colonization by Malassezia furfur in healthy children up to 15 years old.
The prevalence of M. furfur, a lipodependent fungus, in the skin of 0 to 15-year-old healthy children was studied. Sterilized carpet was used to collect skin samples which were cultured in Oxgall medium (Difco) with 1% olive oil and incubated for 10 days at 37 degrees C M. furfur was recovered in 17.8% of infants, with similar findings in both sexes. The highest prevalence of M. furfur colonization was found among children of 0 to 18 months and 11 to 15-year-olds, with 23.3% and 26.7% respectively.
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Setor de Micologia Médica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brasil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000382:microbiology*