Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 38 Issue 2
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- Pages.94-98
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- 2006
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
Isolation of Dermatophytes from Domestic Animals and Bed Room Dust of Tinea Patients
백선 환자가 사육하고 있는 애완동물 및 침실먼지에서 피부사상균의 분리
- Bang, Young-Jun (Institute of Medical Mycology, Catholic Skin Clinic) ;
- Kim, Ssang-Young (Department of Clinical Pathology, Daegu Health College)
- Published : 2006.08.31
Abstract
The mattresses and dust in the bed rooms of nine dermatophytes infected patients and nine domestic animals were examined by the KOH method. Microsporum canis species and Trichophyton mentagrophytes were isolated from cats and rabbits, respectively. The sources of infection of three patients were the M. canis infected cats raised by them and the four other patient's sources of infection were not confirmed. The sites of infection of the nine patients were their heads and those of the domestic animals were their heads and bodies. M. canis species were isolated from the infection sites of three cats and specimens collected by hair brush from the nine domestic animals. T. mentagrophytes species were also isolated from the infection sites of two rabbits. The seven patients had mattresses and bed room dust contaminated with M. canis.