Belgian national survey on tinea capitis: epidemiology and molecular investigations

peer reviewed ; Objectives: Tinea capitis (TC) is a superficial infection of the scalp caused by dermatophyte fungi which affects mainly prepubescent children. This last decade, a huge increase of African anthropophilic strains causing tinea capitis, has been observed in Europe, probably due to immigration waves from African countries. The Belgian National Reference Center for Mycosis (NRC) has conducted a surveillance study about TC in 2018. This work presents final results of the study for the epidemiological part and preliminary results for the molecular part. Methods: Belgian laboratories... Mehr ...