title: [Investigation of Demodex infection among medical students].
abstract: Squeezing and smear method was used to detect Demodex infection for college students, the overall infection rate was 30.81% with Demodex folliculorum as the major one, D. brevis and mixed infection as the second ones. Certain relations were found between facial signs, lipid content and the infection. Prevalence was higher in those students who used to share washing materials (towels, etc.) with family members.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Medical College, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.
authors.forename: Guo-ying
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yun-sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000469:parasitology*; D008925:Mites / Q000502:physiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids