The cotton swab technic for the culture of dermatophyte infections — its efficacy and merit

Head, Elizabeth S.; Henry, John C.; Macdonald, E. M.

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(84)80455-7

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“…When T. tonsurans is the suspected or proved infectious agent, scalp cultures from all immediate family members are recommended. These can easily be obtained by running a moistened sterile cotton swab over the surface of the scalp and transferring the inoculum to media for mycologic study (6). This technique is simple and less difficult to perform than scraping with a blade, particulariy when dealing with children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cultures were taken from various sites on ail members of the family (Table 1) as well as material from items in the home ( Table 2) in an attempt to identify the foci of infections. Sterile cotton swabs were used for collection; these were streaked on Sabouraud's medium with chloramphenicol and cyclohexamide, and the cultures were incubated at room temperature (6). The results obtained during this home visit as well as other home and clinic visits are given in Table 1.…”

Section: Case Reportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tinea Capitis Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans

Hebert

Head

Macdonald

1985

Pediatric Dermatology

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Children with tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans often have a lifetime of association with the organism and, in spite of intermittent therapy, as adults pass the infection to successive generations. While most current treatment regimens are directed at treating the individual patient, our study supports the need to evaluate and possibly treat all family members and their home environment.

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Section: Case Reportsmentioning

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Tinea Capitis Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans

Hebert

Head

Macdonald

1985

Pediatric Dermatology

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“…Asymptomatic carriage is now considered as a major reservoir of infection [8, 10–12] and appears to be organism–specific [13]. Anthrpophilic organisms (usually Trichophyton tonsurans and T .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Asymptomatic carriage is now considered as a major reservoir of infection [8,[10][11][12] and appears to be organism-specific [13]. Anthrpophilic organisms (usually Trichophyton tonsurans and T. violaceum) are thought to be associated with high rates of asymptomatic carriage [13].…”

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Prevalence of tinea capitis as well as of asymptomatic carriers in school children in Nablus area (Palestine)

Ali‐Shtayeh

Salameh

Abu-Ghdeib

et al. 2002

Mycoses

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A study of tinea capitis was carried out during October 1998, involving 8531 school children aged 6-14 years (4718 males and 3813 females), attending 12 primary schools located in urban, rural, and refugee camp communities in the Nablus district in the Palestinian Authority. A total of approximately 1389 of the school children aged 6-12 years (724 males and 665 females) were also surveyed on three occasions at 2-3 month intervals, over a 9-month period (October 1998-May 1999) using the hair brush technique, for prevalence of asymptomatic tinea capitis carriage. Twenty-three(0.27%) mycologically proven cases of tinea capitis were detected.

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“…A moistened standard bacteriological swab taken from the pustular areas and inoculated on to the culture plate may yield a positive result. 8 …”

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