An outbreak of tinea capitis in a child care centre

Dan Med Bull. 2003 Mar;50(1):83-4.

Abstract

We describe an outbreak of tinea capitis in a kindergarten. Individuals with relation to the institution were examined clinically and mycologically (n-98), Microsporum audouinii was cultured from 12 people, out of whom eight patients had tinea capitis, four patients had tinea corporis, and three patients had both. The problems with spread of anthropophilic infections and the difficulties with treatment of Microsporum dermatophytes are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child Day Care Centers*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsporum / isolation & purification
  • Tinea Capitis / epidemiology*
  • Tinea Capitis / microbiology
  • Tinea Capitis / transmission