Utility of Gram staining for diagnosis of Malassezia folliculitis
| Autor: | Woan Ruoh Lee, Yu Tsung Chen, Chia Lun Chou, Donald Liu, Che Yuan Hsu, Yi Hsien Shih, Wei Ting Tu, Szu Ying Chin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of Dermatology. 45:228-231 |
| ISSN: | 0385-2407 |
| Popis: | Malassezia folliculitis (MalF) mimics acne vulgaris and bacterial folliculitis in clinical presentations. The role of Gram staining in rapid diagnosis of MalF has not been well studied. In our study, 32 patients were included to investigate the utility of Gram staining for MalF diagnosis. The final diagnoses of MalF were determined according to clinical presentation, pathological result and treatment response to antifungal agents. Our results show that the sensitivity and specificity of Gram staining are 84.6% and 100%, respectively. In conclusion, Gram staining is a rapid, non-invasive, sensitive and specific method for MalF diagnosis. |
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