Survey of Trichophyton tonsurans Infection in Japan-Molecular Epidemiology and Factors Affecting Adequate Hairbrush Sampling-

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  • Mochizuki Takashi
    Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Institute of Medical Research, Kanazawa Medical University
  • Tanabe Hiroshi
    Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University
  • Wakasa Asako
    Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University
  • Kawasaki Masako
    Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Institute of Medical Research, Kanazawa Medical University
  • Anzawa Kazushi
    Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Institute of Medical Research, Kanazawa Medical University
  • Ishizaki Hiroshi
    Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Institute of Medical Research, Kanazawa Medical University

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  • Ｔｒｉｃｈｏｐｈｙｔｏｎ　ｔｏｎｓｕｒａｎｓ感染症の現状と対策
  • Trichophyton tonsurans カンセンショウ ノ ゲンジョウ ト タイサク
  • —Molecular Epidemiology and Factors Affecting Adequate Hairbrush Sampling—
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Abstract

At the 48th Annual Meeting of The Society for Japanese Medical Mycology, held in October, 2004, we reported our findings from a survey on Trichophyton tonsurans infections in the Hokuriku and Kinki regions of Japan. The survey revealed that a few epidemics had occurred across these regions. In this article, we introduce our subsequent studies relating to 1) molecular epidemiology of isolates taken from people in many parts of Japan and 2) factors affecting adequate sampling of the scalp with hairbrushes, essential for surveying and monitoring the infection.<br>In total, 198 isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans were analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the non-transcribed spacer regions of ribosomal RNA genes. The restriction enzyme Mva I indicated two molecular types of strains, implying that the causative agents of the epidemic had different origins. None of the isolates obtained from the epidemic showed the same restriction profile as that of isolates from aged and sporadic cases.<br>The published hairbrush method suitable for obtaining samples from the scalp of Judo trainees was reevaluated by changing several factors. We found that sampling should not be done soon after the students' physical training because other fungal elements may give a false positive, samples should not be obtained from students who have recently applied topical antimycotics, and samples should be taken under the guidance of qualified instructors familiar with the sampling method.

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