title: Tinea capitis in Birmingham: survey of elementary school students.
abstract: Trichophyton tonsurans is currently the leading cause of tinea capitis, but was only introduced into the United States less than six decades ago. In this study, we found a prevalence of 11% in Birmingham, Alabama, which is similar to earlier reports from other geographic regions. Despite previous reports concerning escalation, the prevalence appears to be stable over the past decade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. wcantrell@uabmc.edu
authors.forename: Wendy C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cantrell
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Jenny O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Sobera
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Boni E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Elewski
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification