Pityrosporum ovale culture from the forehead of healthy children

One hundred and thirty-eight children aged between 2 months and 15 years were investigated to determine the prevalence and quantity of the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. Samples were taken from the forehead and cultured on a medium containing cow's milk, glycerol, glycerol monostearate and Tween 60...

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Published inActa dermato-venereologica Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 260 - 261
Main Authors BERGBRANT, I.-M, BROBERG, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uppsala Acta dermato-venereologica 01.07.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Forehead - microbiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Infant
Malassezia - isolation & purification
Male
Microbiology
Mycology
Pathogenicity, host-agent relations, miscellaneous strains, epidemiology
Reference Values
Skin - microbiology
Fungi
Human
Malassezia furfur
Forehead
Mycological investigation
Microorganism culture
Fungi Imperfecti
Localization
Child
Epidemiology
Statistical study
Thallophyta
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Summary:One hundred and thirty-eight children aged between 2 months and 15 years were investigated to determine the prevalence and quantity of the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. Samples were taken from the forehead and cultured on a medium containing cow's milk, glycerol, glycerol monostearate and Tween 60 as the lipid source. Eighty-seven per cent of all children were positive in the qualitative culture. The largest number of colonies of P. ovale was found among children aged 2-23 months and among children older than 9 years.
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ISSN:0001-5555
1651-2057
DOI:10.2340/0001555574262265