The Natural Course of Trichophyton Tonsurans Carriage and Infection: A Molecular and Biochemical Evaluation

Completed

Conditions studied: Tinea Capitis

In brief

To explore carrier and infection status of T.tonsurans tinea capitis and characterize the host-pathogen interaction as it relates to the disease presentation. The general hypothesis for this study is as follows: the type of genotypic and phenotypic variant to which a child is exposed accounts for the presentation status observed in Trichophyton tonsurans infection.The global outcome of this investigation is to reveal potential new drug targets designed to improve treatment outcomes in these children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00224926

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

446

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2005-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-19

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Preschool aged children will be eligible.

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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