Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with scalp-hair of nursery and primary schools children in Awka, Nigeria

المؤلفون المشاركون

Mbata, T. I.
Nwajagu, C. C.

المصدر

Sudanese Journal of Dermatology

العدد

المجلد 5، العدد 1 (28 فبراير/شباط 2007)، ص ص. 15-21، 7ص.

الناشر

جمعية أطباء الجلد السودانية

تاريخ النشر

2007-02-28

دولة النشر

السودان

عدد الصفحات

7

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

A total of 2,117 nursery and primary school children aged 1-13 years were surveyed for scalp hair infection in Awka, Nigeria between January and March 2004.

Specimens for mycological investigations were confirmed by microscopic examinations in 100 cases (4.7%) and the causative agents was isolated and cultured in 84 positive cases (3.9%).

Zoophilic dermatophytes accounted for 42%, followed by geophilic (37%)a and anthropophilic (21%) dermatophytes.

Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes were the main etiologic agents.

Other nondermatophytic fungi species isolated were Alternaria alternata 14 (17%), Aspergillus fumigates 10 (%12) Fusarium solani 7 (8%), Penicillium sp 3 (4%) and Candida albicans 3 (4%).

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Mbata, T. I.& Nwajagu, C. C.. 2007. Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with scalp-hair of nursery and primary schools children in Awka, Nigeria. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology،Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.15-21.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Mbata, T. I.& Nwajagu, C. C.. Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with scalp-hair of nursery and primary schools children in Awka, Nigeria. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology Vol. 5, no. 1 (Feb. 2007), pp.15-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-277218

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Mbata, T. I.& Nwajagu, C. C.. Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with scalp-hair of nursery and primary schools children in Awka, Nigeria. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology. 2007. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp.15-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-277218

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 20-21

رقم السجل

BIM-277218