Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis
Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of toothbrush culture test. Moreover, influential factors which affected the success of these methods were analyzed. Methods: To retrospectively analyze clinical presentation and investigation data of 59 Buddhist novices who diagnosed TC. The laboratory data o...
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doaj-916dd73c01104a4499a3e9791e12c70f2020-11-25T01:00:57ZengMahidol UniversitySiriraj Medical Journal2228-80822019-03-0171216516710.33192/Smj.2019.25Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea CapitisLalita Matthapan, B.Sc.0Sumanas Bunyaratavej, M.D.1Charussri Leeyaphan, M.D.2Chuda Rujitharanawong, M.D.3Pichaya Limphoka, M.D.4Waranyoo Prasong, B.Sc.5Chulaluk Komoltri, DrPh.6Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Research Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of toothbrush culture test. Moreover, influential factors which affected the success of these methods were analyzed. Methods: To retrospectively analyze clinical presentation and investigation data of 59 Buddhist novices who diagnosed TC. The laboratory data of the toothbrush technique was reviewed and the efficacy of this technique was investigated. Results: The efficacy of toothbrush technique was demonstrated as 49.2% by comparing to the standard method. The analysis proved that more than 15% area TC involvement of scalp group achieved higher positive fungal culture outcome to be 65.5 % (p-value = 0.013). In the aspect of the clinical presentation, the effectiveness of the hairbrush technique significantly increased in the gray patch TC group (p-value 0.024). For the reason that the toothbrush technique demonstrated statistically higher efficacy in a group of patients with > 15 % gray patch area involvement (p-value = 0.007). Conclusion: The toothbrush technique was a good cooperation method that was recommended to apply in TC patients who presented as gray-patch type and more than 15% scalp area involvement.http://www.smj.si.mahidol.ac.th/sirirajmedj/index.php/smj/article/view/2802/2667Tinea capitisectothrix dermatophyte infectiongray-patch typetoothbrush techniquehair-plucking techniqueSiriraj Med J 2019;71: 165-167 |
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Lalita Matthapan, B.Sc. Sumanas Bunyaratavej, M.D. Charussri Leeyaphan, M.D. Chuda Rujitharanawong, M.D. Pichaya Limphoka, M.D. Waranyoo Prasong, B.Sc. Chulaluk Komoltri, DrPh. Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis Siriraj Medical Journal Tinea capitis ectothrix dermatophyte infection gray-patch type toothbrush technique hair-plucking technique Siriraj Med J 2019;71: 165-167 |
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Lalita Matthapan, B.Sc. Sumanas Bunyaratavej, M.D. Charussri Leeyaphan, M.D. Chuda Rujitharanawong, M.D. Pichaya Limphoka, M.D. Waranyoo Prasong, B.Sc. Chulaluk Komoltri, DrPh. |
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Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis |
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Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis |
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Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis |
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Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis |
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Clinical Application of Toothbrush Technique for Specimen Collection of Tinea Capitis |
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clinical application of toothbrush technique for specimen collection of tinea capitis |
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Mahidol University |
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Siriraj Medical Journal |
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Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of toothbrush culture test. Moreover, influential factors which affected the success of these methods were analyzed.
Methods: To retrospectively analyze clinical presentation and investigation data of 59 Buddhist novices who diagnosed TC. The laboratory data of the toothbrush technique was reviewed and the efficacy of this technique was investigated.
Results: The efficacy of toothbrush technique was demonstrated as 49.2% by comparing to the standard method. The analysis proved that more than 15% area TC involvement of scalp group achieved higher positive fungal culture outcome to be 65.5 % (p-value = 0.013). In the aspect of the clinical presentation, the effectiveness of the hairbrush technique significantly increased in the gray patch TC group (p-value 0.024). For the reason that the toothbrush technique demonstrated statistically higher efficacy in a group of patients with > 15 % gray patch area involvement (p-value = 0.007).
Conclusion: The toothbrush technique was a good cooperation method that was recommended to apply in TC patients who presented as gray-patch type and more than 15% scalp area involvement. |
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Tinea capitis ectothrix dermatophyte infection gray-patch type toothbrush technique hair-plucking technique Siriraj Med J 2019;71: 165-167 |
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