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SOURCES AND METHODS OF PREVENTION OF REINFECTION

D. A. BERBERIAN, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1938;38(3):367-372.

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Most of the efforts toward the eradication of dermatophytosis of the feet, commonly known as "athlete's foot," have dealt with the individual patient. Only recently attention has been focused on methods of sterilization of shoes and clothing and on prevention of the spread of infection in such places as shower and locker rooms. Ayres, Anderson and Youngblood¹ recommended fumigation of shoes and clothing with formaldehyde vapor for the control of superficial mycotic infections. Williams² drew attention to tinea of the nails as a possible source of reinfection in tinea of the feet. Henderson³ advised the fumigation of the shoes with formaldehyde as a means of disinfection. Cornbleet⁴ stated that the increased amount of sweating associated with diseases of the feet has a tendency to make the ringworm more resistant to treatment. Recently Jamieson and McCrea⁵ cultured fifty-three samples of scrapings from shoes of patients suffering . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BEIRUT, SYRIA

From the Department of Bacteriology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, the American University of Beirut.

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