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Investigation of Demodex Spp. prevalence among managers and workers of health hazard bearing and sanitary establishment

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2012
Two Demodex species are known to live on people. Demodex folliculorum lives in the openings of hair follicles alone or in groups. D brevis lives in the depths of the sebaceous glands alone.
Ali Ozer, Ulku Karaman, Serpil Degerli, Cemil Colak, Mesut Karadan, Erdal Karci   +5 more
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Prevalence of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis in childhood malnutrition and malignancy

Pediatrics International, 2013
AbstractBackgroundHair follicle mites, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, are known to accompany immune‐deficiency states, however no study so far has investigated their presence in malnutrition. In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of those mites in childhood malnutrition, malignancy and risk factors.MethodsOne hundred children ...
Sadik, Kaya, Mukadder Ayse, Selimoglu, Ozlem Aycan, Kaya, Unsal, Ozgen   +3 more
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Prevalence of Demodex spp among alcohol-dependent patients [PDF]

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016
Purpose: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are common ectoparasites found in humans and live on the pilosebaceous glands and hair follicles especially on the facial region.
Mehmet Hanifi Kokacya, Ozlem Aycan Kaya, Umit Sertan Copoglu, Sibel Elmacioglu   +3 more
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Refining the Diagnostic Technique to Determine Prevalence of Demodex Mites in Eyelash Hair Follicles Within Standard Ophthalmic Practice: A Single-Center Outpatient Clinical Study

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023
Charlotte Boel,1,2 Elianne Westerveld,3 Daniëlla Kloos,3 Fleur Goezinne1 1Eyescan Rijswijk, Rijswijk, the Netherlands; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium; 3Eyescan Warmond, Warmond, the NetherlandsCorrespondence:
Boel C, Westerveld E, Kloos D, Goezinne F   +3 more
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Demodex galagoensis sp. nov. (Acariformes: Demodecidae) from the Senegal bushbaby Galago senegalensis in the light of the current understanding of the demodecid mite fauna of primates, with notes on a case report [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
The Demodecidae fauna of primates is very poorly known, not only with regard to its host range, but also the possibility of the co-occurrence of different mite species in individual host species.
Joanna N. Izdebska, Leszek Rolbiecki, Łukasz Skomorucha   +2 more
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Epidemiological survey of two morphotypes of Demodex folliculorum (Prostigmata: Demodicidade) in young people from southern Spain [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Different morphotypes of Demodex from humans have been described. Among them, molecular studies have made it possible to discern between the Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Further studies showed two morphotypes of D.
F.J. Márquez, A.J. López-Montoya, S. Sánchez-Carrión, I. Dimov, M. de Rojas   +4 more
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Prevalence of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis in patients with blepharitis and chalazion [PDF]

International Ophthalmology, 2021
Abstract Purpose: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are common ectoparasites on skin that also can lead to blepharitis and chalazion. The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of Demodex spp. in eyelashes of patients diagnosed with chronic blepharitis and chalazion.
Akkucuk, Serife, Kaya, Ozlem Makbule, Aslan, Lokman, Ozdemir, Talat, Uslu, Ugur   +4 more
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Sağlıklı kişilerin kirpiklerinde demodex folliculorum ve demodex brevis görülme sıklığı [PDF]

Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2012
Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis mites are parasites of humans only. These mites are usually found on face, eyebrows, eyelashes and meibomian glands. When they appear in large numbers in eyelashe follicules, they may cause Demodex blepharitis.
AYCAN-KAYA O, ATAMBAY M, DALDAL N
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Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with demodex brevis and demodex folliculorum infestation and its association with rosacea and behçet’s disease

, 2015
Demodex mites are ectoparasites often found in the skin thought to be associated with the development of some skin diseases. Demodex positivity may be affected by several factors. In order to determine the relationship between Demodex infestation and rosacea disease (RD), Behçet’s disease (BD) and various individual parameters such as gender, personal ...
Durmaz, Suleyman, Yula, Erkan, Kaya, Ozlem Aycan, Gokmen, Aysegul Aksoy, Kilinc, Cetin, Atambay, Metin, Ekiz, Ozlem   +6 more
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Beyond the Surface: Understanding Demodex and Its Link to Blepharitis and Facial Dermatoses

Clinical Ophthalmology
Flavia Giorgiana Chioveanu,1,2 Elena Niculet,3,4 Cristina Torlac,2,5 Camelia Busila,6,7 Alin Laurentiu Tatu4,8,9 1Hexamed” Ophthalmology Clinic, Braila, Romania; 2Biomedical Doctoral School, “Dunarea de Jos” University, Galati, Romania; 3Department of ...
Chioveanu FG, Niculet E, Torlac C, Busila C, Tatu AL   +4 more
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