Prevalence of tinea capitis as well as of asymptomatic carriers in school children in Nablus area (Palestine)
- 1 June 2002
- Vol. 45 (5-6), 188-194
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00761.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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