OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of @entity3100 , @entity14654 , and @entity4013 unguium in @entity1 from several schools of Barcelona city. METHODS: During the period of 2003-2004, a prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,305 @entity1 (9% immigrant population) between the ages 3 and 15 in 17 schools in Barcelona. A systematic examination of the feet, (including nails and scalp), was performed to identify lesions compatible with @entity4013 . Cultures of scalp and feet samples were done and analysis of environmental samples was performed for dermatophyte isolation. RESULTS: Dermatophytes were isolated in 2.9% of the samples with a prevalence of 2.5% in feet, 0.23% in scalp, and 0.15% in nails of the feet. The predominant etiologic agents in feet were @entity12736 in 45.7% of the cases and @entity12734 in 31.4%. In the nails, @entity12734 and @entity12736 tonsurans were isolated, while @entity12736 (2 cases) and @entity12736 violaceum (1 case) were identified in scalp samples. Forty-five per cent of dermatophytes were isolated from healthy feet, the majority of cases in @entity1 13- 15-years-old (p < 0.05). @entity14955 was the only agent identified in the environmental samples, and was also found in one of the cases of @entity14654 . CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrate a low prevalence of @entity3100 and @entity4013 unguium in school @entity1 of Barcelona. On the contrary, high prevalence of dermatophytes in feet was found. It highlights the high prevalence of healthy carriers of dermatophytes in feet.

Prevalence of @entity14654 , tinea unguium of toenails and tinea capitis in school XXXX from Barcelona.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity14654 :: ('MESH:D014008', 'Disease') :: ['tinea pedis'] @entity14955 :: ('63402', 'Species') :: ['Microsporum gypseum'] @entity4013 :: ('MESH:D014005', 'Disease') :: ['tinea'] @entity3100 :: ('MESH:D014006', 'Disease') :: ['tinea capitis'] @entity12736 :: ('523103', 'Species') :: ['T. mentagrophytes', 'Trichophyton', 'Trichophyton mentagrophytes'] @entity12734 :: ('5551', 'Species') :: ['Trichophyton rubrum', 'T. rubrum']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
