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, cilt.56, sa.7, ss.762-766, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijd.13600
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.762-766
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.