PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walzman, M
AU  - Leeming, J G
TI  - White piedra and Trichosporon beigelii: the incidence in patients attending a clinic in genitourinary medicine.
AID  - 10.1136/sti.65.5.331
DP  - 1989 Oct 01
TA  - Genitourinary Medicine
PG  - 331--334
VI  - 65
IP  - 5
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/65/5/331.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/65/5/331.full
SO  - Genitourin Med1989 Oct 01; 65
AB  - To assess the occurrence of white piedra and the asymptomatic carriage rate of T beigelii, 100 heterosexual and 49 homosexual/bisexual men were entered into the study. White piedra of the scrotal hair was discovered in a total of four (2.7%) patients (two heterosexual, one homosexual and one bisexual), while in addition a positive scrotal culture for T beigelii was noted in a further seven (4.8%) patients (four heterosexual and three homosexual). Rectal carriage rates were 1% in the heterosexual and 4% in the homosexual/bisexual groups, while there was no pharyngeal carriage in either group.