Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo
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 objec...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c2598a2ab5d44f7fb7c99a05236f0b0a 2023-10-09T21:49:05+02:00 Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo Amarily Perelli Vita Calzolaio Emy González 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c2598a2ab5d44f7fb7c99a05236f0b0a EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4891 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/c2598a2ab5d44f7fb7c99a05236f0b0a Kasmera, Vol 40, Iss 1, Pp 59-66 (2012) micosis superficiales dermatofitos no dermatofitos atletas Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2012 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-10T00:44:47Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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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. |
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Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo |
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Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo |
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Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo |
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Surface Mycosis in Athletes from the School of Education, University of Carabobo |
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales |
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