Oyeka C A
Department of Applied Microbiology, Anambra State University of Technology, Awka Campus.
West Afr J Med. 1990 Apr-Jun;9(2):120-3.
Between January and August 1984, a total of 1,555 Primary school children aged 4-18 years were surveyed for tinea capitis in Awka local government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Specimens for mycological investigations were aseptically collected from 300 children showing evidence of tinea capitis and processed by standard method. A total of 158 (10.2%) mycologically proven cases of tinea capitis were detected. Prevalence of tinea capitis was higher in younger children (12.0%) aged 4-10 years than in older children (5.3%). Prevalence of 3.8% recorded for children over fifteen years of age. The species of dermatophytes Isolated were Microsporum audouini 38.0%, Trichophyton mentagrophytes (24%), Trichophyton soudanense (15%), Trichophyton tonsurans, (9%), Trichophyton Schoenlenii (9%) and Microsporum gypseum (5%). Overcrowding and poor sanitary living conditions were found to be factors favouring occurrance of tinea capitis in Awka local government area of Anambra State.
1984年1月至8月期间，在尼日利亚阿南布拉州阿库卡地方政府辖区，对1555名4至18岁的小学生进行了头癣调查。从300名有头癣迹象的儿童中无菌采集用于真菌学调查的标本，并采用标准方法进行处理。共检测出158例（10.2%）经真菌学证实的头癣病例。4至10岁的年幼儿童头癣患病率（12.0%）高于年长儿童（5.3%）。15岁以上儿童的患病率为3.8%。分离出的皮肤癣菌种类有：奥杜盎小孢子菌38.0%、须癣毛癣菌24%、苏丹毛癣菌15%、断发毛癣菌9%、许兰毛癣菌9%和石膏样小孢子菌5%。研究发现，过度拥挤和恶劣的卫生生活条件是阿南布拉州阿库卡地方政府辖区头癣发病的有利因素。
