| high dermatophyte contamination levels in hairdressing salons of a west african suburban community. | tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of scalp is commonly spread by currently infected patients, asymptomatic carriers or by fomites, such as hairdressing tools. however, studies on the risk factors of tinea capitis remain scarce. the aim of this study was to evaluate the dermatophytes contamination level of the hairdressing tools to which hairdressing salon customers are exposed in sirakoro-méguétana, a suburb of bamako, the capital city of mali. a total of 41 hairdressing tools were sampl ... | 2015 | 25385435 |