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| Title |
Morphological and biochemical characterization of the aetiological agents of white piedra
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| Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762008000800008 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alba Regina Magalhães, Silvia Susana Bona de Mondino, Manuela da Silva, Marilia Martins Nishikawa |
| Abstract |
The Trichosporon genus is constituted by many species, of which Trichosporon ovoides and Trichosporon inkin are the causative agents of white piedra. They can cause nodules in genital hair or on the scalp. At present, Brazilian laboratory routines generally do not include the identification of the species of Trichosporon genus, which, although morphologically and physiologically distinct, present many similarities, making the identification difficult. The aim of this study was to identify the aetiological agents at the species level of white piedra from clinical specimens. Therefore, both the macro and micro morphology were studied, and physiological tests were performed. Trichosporon spp. was isolated from 10 clinical samples; T. ovoides was predominant, as it was found in seven samples, while T. inkin was identified just in two samples. One isolate could not be identified at the species level. T. inkin was identified for the first time as a white piedra agent in the hair shaft on child under the age of 10. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 17 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 11% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Professor | 2 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 September 2012.
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#8,534,976
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Outputs from Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
#320
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#53,200
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#2
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