Children’s public health: Danger of exposure to pathogenic fungi in recreational places in the middle-west region of Brazil

Background: Dermatophytes are keratinophilic fungi, considered etiological agents of cutaneous mycoses in man and animals. The objective of this work was to isolate dermatophytic and non-dermatophytic fungi in recreational sandboxes (rainy and dry periods) in public day-care centers located in the c...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo S. Pereira, Hugo D. Hoffman dos Santos, Otacília S. Moraes, Diniz P. Leite Júnior, Rosane C. Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119302060