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In 1993 tinea capitis was diagnosed in 17 index-cases in 2 hospitals in Rotterdam. Six different fungi were determined, of which Microsporum [M] audouinii most frequent (6 times). Anthropophilic fungal infections in the Netherlands are especially seen in children from the Mediterranean. Four index-cases caused by M audouinii. Trichophyton [T] mentagrophytes or T schoenleinii, had minimal 9 infected contacts (familymembers, schoolchildren). The epidemic occurrence could be delineated to a limited area round a school as primary source in Rotterdam-West.
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Faber, Y., Munte, K., Engelhard, C. et al. 392 IMPORT OF TINEA CAPITIS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN, AN EPIDEMIC OCCURRENCE IN ROTTERDAM-WEST, THE NETHERLANDS. Pediatr Res 36, 68 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199407000-00392
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199407000-00392
