Efficacies and merits of the cotton swab technique for diagnosing tinea capitis in the pediatric population

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Sep;83(3):920-922. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Jan 12.

Authors

Michelle Le¹, Sofianne Gabrielli¹, Feras M Ghazawi², Rayan Alkhodair¹, Donald C Sheppard³, Fatemeh Jafarian⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
² Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁴ Division of Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: fatemeh.jafarian@mcgill.ca.

PMID: 31940462
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hair / microbiology
Hair / pathology
Humans
Infant
Male
Microsporum / isolation & purification*
Prospective Studies
Skin / microbiology
Skin / pathology
Specimen Handling / adverse effects
Specimen Handling / instrumentation
Specimen Handling / methods*
Tinea Capitis / diagnosis*
Tinea Capitis / microbiology
Tinea Capitis / pathology
Trichophyton / isolation & purification*