Prevalence of tinea capitis as well as of asymptomatic carriers in school children in Nablus area (Palestine).
A study of tinea capitis was carried out during October 1998, involving 8531 school children aged 6-14 years (4718 males and 3813 females), attending 12 primary schools located in urban, rural, and refugee camp communities in the Nablus district in the Palestinian Authority. A total of approximately 1389 of the school children aged 6-12 years (724 males and 665 females) were also surveyed on three occasions at 2-3 month intervals, over a 9-month period (October 1998-May 1999) using the hair brush technique, for prevalence of asymptomatic tinea capitis carriage. Twenty-three(0.27%) mycologically proven cases of tinea capitis were detected.
Ali-Shtayeh
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MS
Department of Biological Sciences, An-Najah University, Nablus and Private Clinic, Nablus, Palestine. shtayed@najah.edu
Salameh
A-A M
AA
Abu-Ghdeib
S I
SI
Jamous
Rana M
RM
Khraim
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H
D000293:Adolescent; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*