Micosis superficiales en atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Carabobo
Abstract: Dermatophytosis is one of the most common health problems worldwide, with greater incidence in tropical and subtropical countries, most often in males. Athletes are constantly predisposed to suffering from fungal infections due to the variability of individual and environmental conditions....
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b8bdef0f29314a00a94738e38aad66c4 2023-10-01T03:54:19+02:00 Micosis superficiales en atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Carabobo Perelli Amarily Calzolaio Vita González Emy 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/b8bdef0f29314a00a94738e38aad66c4 EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://sites.google.com/prod/view/revistakasmera/vol%C3%BAmenes/2011-2015-vols-39-43/2012-v-40-n-1/59-66?authuser=0 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/b8bdef0f29314a00a94738e38aad66c4 Kasmera, Vol 40, Iss 1, Pp 59-66 (2012) Micosis superficiales dermatofitos no dermatofitos atletas Surface mycosis dermatophytes non-dermatophytes athletes Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2012 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:37:55Z Abstract: Dermatophytosis is one of the most common health problems worldwide, with greater incidence in tropical and subtropical countries, most often in males. Athletes are constantly predisposed to suffering from fungal infections due to the variability of individual and environmental conditions. The objective was to determine the prevalence of etiological agents causing superficial mycosis in athletes from the School of Educational Sciences at the University of Carabobo. The sample was represented by 71 athletes from different disciplines that had lesions suspected of being surface mycosis on skin and nails; a direct examination was made with KOH, adhesive tape and cultivation on Lactrimel agar. The obtained isolates were examined directly with lactophenol blue and microculture to identify the etiologic agent. It was found that 63.4% of the athletes had lesions by dermatophytes, identifying the species T. rubrum (23.9%), T. mentagrophytes (19.7%) and E. floccosum (19.7%); in 36.6% of lesions, the yeast Malassezia furfur (29.6%) and Malassezia ovalis (7.1%) were identified; males were the most affected. The findings are relevant because these agents take advantage of adverse conditions to colonize and cause lesions that could decrease athletic performance. Resumen: Las dermatofitosis constituyen uno de los problemas de salud más frecuente a nivel mundial, con mayor incidencia en países tropicales y subtropicales, más frecuentemente en el sexo masculino. Los atletas están en constante predisposición a sufrir de infecciones micóticas por la variabilidad de las condiciones individuales, así como ambientales. El objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de los agentes etiológicos causantes de micosis superficiales en los atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Carabobo. La muestra estuvo representada por 71 atletas de diferentes disciplinas que presentaban lesiones sospechosas de micosis superficiales en piel y uñas, realizándoles un examen directo con KOH, Cinta adhesiva, cultivo en ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Abstract: Dermatophytosis is one of the most common health problems worldwide, with greater incidence in tropical and subtropical countries, most often in males. Athletes are constantly predisposed to suffering from fungal infections due to the variability of individual and environmental conditions. The objective was to determine the prevalence of etiological agents causing superficial mycosis in athletes from the School of Educational Sciences at the University of Carabobo. The sample was represented by 71 athletes from different disciplines that had lesions suspected of being surface mycosis on skin and nails; a direct examination was made with KOH, adhesive tape and cultivation on Lactrimel agar. The obtained isolates were examined directly with lactophenol blue and microculture to identify the etiologic agent. It was found that 63.4% of the athletes had lesions by dermatophytes, identifying the species T. rubrum (23.9%), T. mentagrophytes (19.7%) and E. floccosum (19.7%); in 36.6% of lesions, the yeast Malassezia furfur (29.6%) and Malassezia ovalis (7.1%) were identified; males were the most affected. The findings are relevant because these agents take advantage of adverse conditions to colonize and cause lesions that could decrease athletic performance. Resumen: Las dermatofitosis constituyen uno de los problemas de salud más frecuente a nivel mundial, con mayor incidencia en países tropicales y subtropicales, más frecuentemente en el sexo masculino. Los atletas están en constante predisposición a sufrir de infecciones micóticas por la variabilidad de las condiciones individuales, así como ambientales. El objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de los agentes etiológicos causantes de micosis superficiales en los atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Carabobo. La muestra estuvo representada por 71 atletas de diferentes disciplinas que presentaban lesiones sospechosas de micosis superficiales en piel y uñas, realizándoles un examen directo con KOH, Cinta adhesiva, cultivo en ... |
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Micosis superficiales en atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Carabobo |
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Micosis superficiales en atletas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Carabobo |
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