Viability of Dermatophytes in Epilated Hairs
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 85 (1) , 103-105
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1962.01590010109013
Abstract
The longevity of dermatophytes in their parasitic phase in epilated hair has not been the subject of much investigation. Glass1 in 1948 found that hair infected with Microsporum audouini did not grow if they were held in paper envelopes for more than 479 days and that Microsporum canis could not be isolated from epilated hairs held for 348 days or longer. Flores del Fierro et al.,2 on the other hand, recultured M.canis from infected dog's hair after storage for 22 months. Robinson et al.3 failed to culture M. audouini from epilated hairs after 5 years although the hairs were still fluorescent. Trichophyton verrucosum in scales and Trichophyton equinum in hairs remained viable for 4 and 4½ years, respectively, when stored dry in the dark at room temperature.4 We wish to report here our observations on the survival of several species of dermatophytes in epilated hairs. MethodKeywords
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