title: Prevalence of Pityrosporum orbiculare on normal skin of Iraqi children.
abstract: To determine the age incidence and prevalence of Pityrosporum orbiculare on the normal skin of healthy Iraqi children, we carried out a survey of clinically normal skin of 110 healthy children in Baghdad during April 1998-October 1998. We isolated P. orbiculare on a peptone--glucose--yeast extract medium containing chloramphenicol and cycloheximide, and overlaid with olive oil. The organism was present on the trunk in 77.5% of children 10-14 years, 27.5% of children 5-9 years, and 6.6% of children < 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sharquie
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Al-Kubaisy
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Al-Rubaey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003470:Culture Media; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008290:Malassezia / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media