Tinea Capitis Survey in Charleston, S.C.

Tinea Capitis: An Overview with Emphasis on Management

“…This organism may have been introduced into the Southwest from Mexico and Puerto Rico ( 12, 13). Other areas in the United States also confirmed an increase in T. tonsurans tinea capitis ( 14–18). While the incidence of T. tonsurans continued to rise in the United States, the frequency with which M. audouinii could be recovered from patients with tinea capitis was decreasing ( 14–18).…”

531. Study of tinea capitis in Philadelphia using case and control groups

“…Our study of tinea capitis establishes a firm basis for some of the usually held opinions regarding the distribution and transmission of this disease in human populations. Ringworm of the scalp most commonly afflicts poor, overcrowded populations, as shown uniformly in surveys throughout the world (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). Our study indicates that within such populations, however, reported annual income per se is not associated with tinea capitis.…”

The Prevalence of Infections WithTrichophyton tonsuransin Schoolchildren: the CAPITIS Study

“…[4][5][6] Small-scale investigations targeting "high-risk" (ie, minority) or selfreferred populations have attempted to define T tonsurans infection rates; however, little is known about the prevalence of this pathogen in the general pediatric population. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Moreover, only a single investigation conducted among preschool-aged children examined at the molecular level the fungal isolates recovered from infected children, to ascertain the nature of transmission within the population. 13 The striking infection prevalence and endemic nature of disease observed in young children prompted the consideration of infection patterns as children transition from preschool to primary school.…”