Emergence of Microsporum audouinii and Trichophyton tonsurans as Causative Organisms of Tinea Capitis in the Dominican Republic
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[Emergence of Microsporum audouinii and Trichophyton tonsurans as causative organisms of tinea capitis in the Dominican Republic].
BACKGROUND Tinea capitis affects mainly children. The frequency and causative organism vary from region to region. OBJECTIVES To provide epidemiological and mycological data on tinea capitis collected in urban and rural areas of the Dominican Republic. METHODS Samples were obtained from 118 patients with tinea capitis. Sixty-three of these were from 2 schools in urban areas of the Dominican...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70643-0