Majid Ganjbakhsh - Educational, Research and Cure Center of Emam Reza of Mashhad, Medical Science University of Mashhad & Department of Medical Lab.Science, Varastegan Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
Zahra Ghaderi - Department of Medical Lab.Science, Varastegan Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
Mahnaz Dehghan - Educational, Research and Cure Center of Emam Reza of Mashhad, Medical Science University of Mashhad
Farzaneh Hossin zadeh - Educational, Research and Cure Center of Emam Reza of Mashhad, Medical Science University of Mashhad & Department of Medical Lab.Science, Varastegan Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
Hurieh Tajik - Educational, Research and Cure Center of Emam Reza of Mashhad, Medical Science University of Mashhad & Department of Medical Lab.Science, Varastegan Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
Paria Hashemi - Educational, Research and Cure Center of Emam Reza of Mashhad, Medical Science University of Mashhad & Department of Medical Lab.Science, Varastegan Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran

Introduction &objectives: The opportunistic yeasts of the Malassezia genus belong to the Basidimicheta branch and the Cryptococcus family, which naturally inhabit human beings and warm-blooded animals. The proliferation and increase of their populations on the scalp, resulting in dandruff and crust, and causing itching, leads to folliculitis and gradual loss of head hair resulting in baldness. This study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of Malassezia in students of an Institute in Mashhad, 1398.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2nd semester. The population studied was 206 students from a medical education center. The scalpel was sampled using scrubbing (scraping) from dandruff and fat and skin scrubs. After fixation on lam and staining, the samples were examined by optical microscopy at the center of mycology laboratory. Results: The population of the study consisted of 206 students, 48 male students (23.31%) and 158 female students (76.69%), ages 20 to 26 years old, mean age 22. In this study, 81 cases (39.32%) of the shells were samples that had a low Malassezia yeast (Pityrosporum oval) (+1). Pea samples of 40 (19.41%) were samples that contained a relatively small amount of this yeast (2+). The shell skin samples of 32 (15.53%) were samples that had an average of this yeast (3+). Head skin samples 53 (25.72%) were samples that had high levels of this yeast (4+). Conclusion: Regarding the high relative contamination rate, using simple, inexpensive and available methods, during practical training, students determine the amount of fungi and students who need to be treated and trained to be referred to a specialist physician and treated, cared and advised. And will prevent hair loss and side effects.

Pityrosporum Ovale, Malassezia ovalis, Dandruff, Institute for Medical Science, Mashhad