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Clinical records were reviewed for demographic features, clinical presentation, organisms identified and transmission sources, with a focus on practice standards and preventive strategies influencing quality of care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 102 patients were identified: 32 from 2016\u201319 and 70 from 2022\u201325, representing a 118.8% increase in cases. Severe inflammatory presentations (kerion) rose from 19% (n = 6\/32) in 2016\u201319 to 36% (n = 25\/70) in 2022\u201325. Trichophyton tonsurans remained the predominant organism in both cohorts (72% vs. 74% of cultured organisms), but Trichophyton mentagrophytes newly emerged as the second most common pathogen (9% in 2022\u201325), having been absent in 2016\u201319. Barber-associated transmission was only reported in 2022\u201325 (n = 22), exclusively among relatively older boys, who also had a higher rate of kerion (41%). A shift in preferred oral antifungal therapy from griseofulvin to terbinafine was observed with the changing microbiological profile.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings demonstrate a significant rise in paediatric tinea capitis, with a disproportionate increase in inflammatory cases and a shift in causative organisms. The emergence of barber-associated transmission and T. mentagrophytes highlights evolving risk factors and the need to adapt practice standards and preventive measures to influence quality of care. Enhanced surveillance targeted educational interventions for practitioners and public, and routine practice measures to moni\u00adtor infection sources are warranted to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/skinhd\/vzag101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T16:20:55Z","timestamp":1783700455000},"page":"770-776","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A single-centre, retrospective cohort study of paediatric tinea capitis in the United Kingdom"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"6","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-0187-5103","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elliot","family":"Herd","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne 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