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Changes in frequency of agents of tinea capitis in school children from Western China suggest slow migration rates in dermatophytes
1 Jan 2008
Abstract excerpt
Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp of children in Western China, with the gray-patch from being the most prevalent. Twenty years ago, the most widespread etiologic agent was reported to be Trichophyton violaceum, which was later succeeded by Microsporum ferrugineum and Trichophyton schoenleinii. In the framework of our recent study, 97 isolates were collected from patients with...
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