| comparison of hairbrush, toothbrush and cotton swab methods for diagnosing asymptomatic dermatophyte scalp carriage. | tinea capitis may also present as a minimal infection, termed carrier state. anthropophilic dermatophytes (i.e. trichophyton tonsurans and trichophyton violaceum) have been generally associated with high rates of asymptomatic carriage. | 2008 | 18269603 |