Title: Incidence of superficial mycosis infection among children in some elementary schools in Benin city, Nigeria

Biography:

Dr. Francis Oronsaye is presently working as an associate professor at University of Benin, Nigeria from where he pursued PhD in Medical Microbiology. After attaining doctorate, he served in various positions including lecturer, senior lecturer and principal investigator for various projects involved in the same university. He has attended more than 20 international conferences and delivered talks in his field of expertise. He is a member of International Research and Development Institute and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He has published more than 50 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. He was also successful in designing a lotion for treating all kinds of superficial infections of bacterial and fungal origin. It is currently undergoing toxicology testing and is also awaiting NAFDAC registration.

Abstract

Background: Superficial mycosis is a common feature among school-age children in developing countries, due to an unhygienic environment where they reside and play. These diseases sin and nails The economic downturn of these countries makes it very difficult purchase the necessary antimycotic drugs and remedies to compact these infections, Moreover, over crowdy and close association with their play-mate can lead to outbreak off epidermics which can result in more serious and even fatal consequences, the need to audits the types of superficial mycosis among these children of School age cannot be overemphasised.

Methods: One hundred school children from selected Primary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo state were randomly recruited into the study; Consent was obtained from the local Government Education Ministry before the commencement of the study. Skin swabs hairs were collected from the children and were delivered to the laboratory for processing with minimum delay. Swabs were cultured unto blood agar plates and Sabuoroid agar slopes and incubated at 37oC overnight. The direct microscopic examination was done on the scales, taken off hairs placed on microscope slides containing few drops of potassium hydroxide and observed under the microscope using X10 and X40 objectives

Results: fifty percent of the children tested had various fungal infections ranging from Trichophytonmetagogrophyytes –Aspergillus spp., Penicillum spp. Candida albicanns and Mucor spp.

Conclusion: This study presents the isolation of various fungal species from children in some primary Schools in Benin City, Nigeria.