The effect of skin moisture, pH, and temperature on the density of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis (Acari: Demodicidae) in students and staff of the Erzincan University, Turkey

Zeytun E., Tilki E., Doğan S., Mumcuoglu K. Y.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.56, no.7, pp.762-766, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijd.13600
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.762-766
  • Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and density of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis in students and staff of the Erzincan University, Turkey, and to define the influence of age, gender, educational level, and hygiene as well as skin moisture, pH, and temperature on the presence of Demodex mites.