Household Transmission of Tinea Infections: Analysis of a Large Commercial Health Insurance Claims Database, United States, 2021.

ABSTRACT: Among 207 914 multimember households with a tinea case, a secondary case was diagnosed in another household member in 8.5%. Excluding same-day diagnoses (20%), the median time from index case to first secondary case was 138 days. To prevent household tinea transmission, appropriate treatment and strategies to reduce environmental contamination are needed.

SUBMITTER: Benedict K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218768 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature