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High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022
Data about the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and public knowledge of superficial fungal infections in the United States are scarce. These infections are a growing concern given the emergence of antifungal drug resistance. We analyzed data from a national survey of nearly 6000 U.S. adults. Overal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9860956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36675840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof9010019 |
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author | Benedict, Kaitlin Gold, Jeremy A. W. Wu, Karen Lipner, Shari R. |
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description | Data about the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and public knowledge of superficial fungal infections in the United States are scarce. These infections are a growing concern given the emergence of antifungal drug resistance. We analyzed data from a national survey of nearly 6000 U.S. adults. Overall, 114 (2.7%) participants reported having ringworm and 415 (10.0%) reported a fungal nail infection in the past 12 months; 61.4% of participants with any superficial fungal infection were self-diagnosed. Most patients (55.5%) used over-the-counter antifungals. The common nature of superficial fungal infections and the high rates of self-diagnosis and treatment indicate that community education about these infections should be considered a public health priority. |
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spelling | pubmed-98609562023-01-22 High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 Benedict, Kaitlin Gold, Jeremy A. W. Wu, Karen Lipner, Shari R. J Fungi (Basel) Brief Report Data about the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and public knowledge of superficial fungal infections in the United States are scarce. These infections are a growing concern given the emergence of antifungal drug resistance. We analyzed data from a national survey of nearly 6000 U.S. adults. Overall, 114 (2.7%) participants reported having ringworm and 415 (10.0%) reported a fungal nail infection in the past 12 months; 61.4% of participants with any superficial fungal infection were self-diagnosed. Most patients (55.5%) used over-the-counter antifungals. The common nature of superficial fungal infections and the high rates of self-diagnosis and treatment indicate that community education about these infections should be considered a public health priority. MDPI 2022-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9860956/ /pubmed/36675840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof9010019 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Benedict, Kaitlin Gold, Jeremy A. W. Wu, Karen Lipner, Shari R. High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title | High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title_full | High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title_fullStr | High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title_full_unstemmed | High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title_short | High Frequency of Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment in a Nationally Representative Survey about Superficial Fungal Infections in Adults—United States, 2022 |
title_sort | high frequency of self-diagnosis and self-treatment in a nationally representative survey about superficial fungal infections in adults—united states, 2022 |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9860956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36675840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof9010019 |
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