ABSTRACT
To determine the age incidence and prevalence of Pityrosporum orbiculare on the normal skin of healthy Iraqi children, we carried out a survey of clinically normal skin of 110 healthy children in Baghdad during April 1998-October 1998. We isolated P. orbiculare on a peptone--glucose--yeast extract medium containing chloramphenicol and cycloheximide, and overlaid with olive oil. The organism was present on the trunk in 77.5% of children 10-14 years, 27.5% of children 5-9 years, and 6.6% of children < 5 years.
Subject(s)
Malassezia/growth & development , Skin/microbiology , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Child , Child, Preschool , Culture Media , Hospitals, Teaching , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Iraq/epidemiology , Malassezia/isolation & purification , Mycological Typing Techniques , Population Surveillance , Prevalence , Specimen Handling , Tinea Versicolor/epidemiology , Tinea Versicolor/microbiology , Urban Health/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
To determine the age incidence and prevalence of Pityrosporum orbiculare on the normal skin of healthy Iraqi children, we carried out a survey of clinically normal skin of 110 healthy children in Baghdad during April 1998-October 1998. We isolated P. orbiculare on a peptone--glucose--yeast extract medium containing chloramphenicol and cycloheximide, and overlaid with olive oil. The organism was present on the trunk in 77.5% of children 10-14 years, 27.5% of children 5-9 years, and 6.6% of children < 5 years
