Cat Contact as A Risk Factor for Tinea Capitis Infection

• Main Authors: Evy Ervianti, -, Addia Salsabila, -, Yuri Widia, -, Arthur Pohan Kawilarang, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RL Dermatology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126439/1/Similarity%2022.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126439/2/Artikel%2022.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126439/3/22%20%281%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126439/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/BIKK/article/view/32421#:~:text=Background%3A%20Tinea%20capitis%20(TC),humans%20as%20a%20zoophilic%20infection.; https://doi.org/10.20473/bikk.V34.1.2022.1-4
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Tinea capitis (TC) is common infection caused by dermatophytes on the scalp. Cat contact is one of the TC risk factors. Microsporum canis is the most abundant fungi in cats and humans as a zoophilic infection. Cats and carrier cats can infect humans, mostly children. Purpose: To evaluate...