Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021

We retrospectively reviewed physician diagnostic and treatment practices for pediatric tinea capitis at an academic institution over 16 years, in assessing adherence with published guidelines. We demonstrate the need to increase utilization of confirmatory testing and systemic therapy, and call for...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Jonathan K., Gold, Jeremy A. W., Paller, Amy S., Lipner, Shari R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38046680
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1297339
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spelling pubmed-106909482023-12-02 Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021 Hwang, Jonathan K. Gold, Jeremy A. W. Paller, Amy S. Lipner, Shari R. Front Pediatr Pediatrics We retrospectively reviewed physician diagnostic and treatment practices for pediatric tinea capitis at an academic institution over 16 years, in assessing adherence with published guidelines. We demonstrate the need to increase utilization of confirmatory testing and systemic therapy, and call for directed pediatrician education towards these goals. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10690948/ /pubmed/38046680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1297339 Text en © 2023 Hwang, Gold, Paller and Lipner. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Pediatrics
Hwang, Jonathan K.
Gold, Jeremy A. W.
Paller, Amy S.
Lipner, Shari R.
Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title_full Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title_fullStr Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title_full_unstemmed Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title_short Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United States, 2005–2021
title_sort low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in new york, united states, 2005–2021
topic Pediatrics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10690948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38046680
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1297339
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