1. Tinea capitis among children at one suburban primary school in the City of Maputo, Mozambique.
- Author
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Sidat MM, Correia D, and Buene TP
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Mozambique epidemiology, Prevalence, Suburban Population, Tinea Capitis microbiology, Microsporum isolation & purification, Tinea Capitis epidemiology, Trichophyton isolation & purification
- Abstract
This study evaluated the prevalence of Tinea capitis among schoolchildren at one primary school and also identified the causative agents. Scalp flakes were collected from children presenting clinical signs suggestive of Tinea capitis. Dermatophytes were identified by following standard mycological procedures. This study found a clinical prevalence of Tinea capitis of 9.6% (110/1149). The dermatophytes isolated were Microsporum audouinii, Trichophyton violaceum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The most prevalent causative agent in this study was Microsporum audouinii, thus confirming the findings from previous cross-sectional studies carried out in the city of Maputo.
- Published
- 2007
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