Onychomycosis in primary school children: Association with socioeconomic conditions

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dc.contributor.authorGunduz T.
dc.contributor.authorMetin D.Y.
dc.contributor.authorSacar T.
dc.contributor.authorHilmioglu S.
dc.contributor.authorBaydur H.
dc.contributor.authorInci R.
dc.contributor.authorTümbay E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:23:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:23:09Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractOnychomycosis in childhood is reported to be unusual. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of onychomycosis in primary school children and to make comparison between different socioeconomic status in the rural and urban areas of the city. Hand and foot nails of 23235 children aged 7-14 were examined. Onychomycosis was suspected and nail scrapings for mycological examination were taken in 116 of them. Hyphae or spores were seen in 41 (0.18%) by direct microscopic examination, and mycological cultures were positive in 24 (0.1%) of them. Toenails were affected in all of the fungal culture positive cases. Trichosporon spp, Trichophyton rubrum, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata grew in 11, 6, 5 and 2 of the cultures repectively. Onychomycosis prevalence was significantly higher in the children living in the rural areas (p = 0.016) [Odds ratio = 3.43 (%95 CI 1.11<OR<11.84)], and onychomycosis was more frequent in boys than girls (p = 0.001) [(Odds ratio = 5.85 (1.66<OR<24.61)]. © 2006 The Authors Journal Compilation © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01268.x
dc.identifier.issn14390507
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19397
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectCandida
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFoot Dermatoses
dc.subjectHand Dermatoses
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectOnychomycosis
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectRural Population
dc.subjectTrichophyton
dc.subjectTrichosporon
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectCandida
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcomparative study
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthand disease
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectisolation and purification
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectonychomycosis
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectskin disease
dc.subjectTrichophyton
dc.subjectTrichosporon
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleOnychomycosis in primary school children: Association with socioeconomic conditions
dc.typeArticle

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