Epidemiology of Tinea Capitis Among School-Children in Dschang, Western Cameroon.

Autor: Agokeng DAJ; IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13385, Marseille, France.; Aix Marseille Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, RITMES, 13005, Marseille, France.; Research Unit of Microbiology and Antimicrobiol Substances, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon., Dabou S; Research Unit of Biochemistry of Medicinal Plants, Food Sciences and Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon., Kabtani J; IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13385, Marseille, France., Agokeng KBD; Research Unit of Microbiology and Antimicrobiol Substances, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon., Diongue K; Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, BP 16477, Dakar, Senegal.; Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, BP 5005, Dakar, Senegal., Njateng GSS; Research Unit of Microbiology and Antimicrobiol Substances, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon. njatguysedars@yahoo.fr., Ranque S; IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13385, Marseille, France. stephane.ranque@univ-amu.fr.; Aix Marseille Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, RITMES, 13005, Marseille, France. stephane.ranque@univ-amu.fr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mycopathologia [Mycopathologia] 2024 Jun 12; Vol. 189 (4), pp. 51. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-024-00857-y
Abstrakt: Data on the epidemiology of tinea capitis (TC), an infection of the scalp by dermatophytes, are scarce in Cameroon. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of TC among school-children in the Dschang Subdivision, Western Cameroon. A cross-sectional study was carried out in June 2021 in Dschang including pupils aged 5-13. First, a standardized questionnaire was administered to participant for the collection of sociodemographic data. Then, samples were collected and cultured onto Sabouraud-Chloramphenicol-Gentamicin Agar. The etiological agents were identified based on their morphological features and with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. A total of 1070 children were clinically examined and 108 (10.1%) children presented with TC lesions. The mean age of the 1070 participants was 8.3 ± 2.6 years (range: 5-13 years); 772 (72.2%) were males. The use of borehole water (OR = 0.01, 95% CI[0.001-0.03]), spring water (OR = 0.2, 95% CI[0.08-0.50]), rainwater (OR = 0.004, 95% CI[0.001-0.016]), and hairdressing salons visits (OR = 0.413, 95% CI[0.196-0.872]) were associated with a decreased TC risk in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. In contrast, sharing bed with siblings (OR = 4.48, 95% CI[2.095-9.60]) was associated with an increased TC risk in children. Among the 32 dermatophytes isolated in culture, Microsporum audouinii was the most frequent (43.8%), followed by Trichophyton rubrum (25.0%) and T. soudanense (25.0%). Microsporum canis and T. violaceum were both rarely isolated. Further studies are warranted to assess the association of TC with domestic water usage that has been highlighted in this study.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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