Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors.

Autor:	Adesiji YO; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. yoadesiji@lautech.edu.ng., Omolade FB; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. omolade.busayo@yahoo.com., Aderibigbe IA; Department of Dermatology and Venereology. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. A234, Nigeria. ajibolajoko@yahoo.com., Ogungbe O; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. School of Public Health. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39213, USA. oluwabunmi.v.ogungbe@students.jsums.edu., Adefioye OA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. oaadefioye@lautech.edu.ng., Adedokun SA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. saadedokun27@lautech.edu.ng., Adekanle MA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. alabaadekanle@yahoo.com., Ojedele R; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4400 Osogbo, Nigeria. richardjune121988@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) [Diseases] 2019 Jan 27; Vol. 7 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 27.
DOI:	10.3390/diseases7010013
Abstrakt:	Tinea capitis is a fungi infection of the scalp that disproportionately affects children in rural and underserved communities in Nigeria. A case-control study was conducted to identify the causative agents and factors that predispose school pupils to tinea capitis in two selected government-owned public primary schools in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 230 participants were included in the study: 115 cases and 115 controls. Head scrapings were collected from pupils with suspected T. capitis lesions, viewed under Potassium Hydroxide smear microscopy and cultured in Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar (SDA) for characteristic fungal elements. A total of 105 (91%) samples were successfully cultured, of which 56% (59/105) were from male pupils. Tricophyton rubrum (34%), Tricophyton mentagrophyte (31%) and Microsporum canis (18%) were the most prevalent organisms. Other dermatophytes obtained include Microsporum nanuum (3%) , Epidermophyton floccusum (6%) , Tricophyton verucosum (1%), and M icrosporum gypseum (8%). Pupils between the ages of 4 and 7 years had the highest distribution (67%) followed by those between the ages of 8 and 11 years (39%). Playing with animals, the sharing of combs and not bathing with soap were significantly associated with tinea capitis infection ( P < 0.05) in each case. This study showed a high prevalence of tinea capitis caused by the identified dermatophytes in the area. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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