Demodex is the most common parasite living on humans and yet little is understood about
its pathogenicity with respect to the ocular surface. An increasing interest in Demodex over …

Background: Demodex is a genus of mites living predominantly in mammalian
pilosebaceous units. They are commonly detected in the skin of face, with increasing …

Results: The prevalence of Demodex spp. infestation among all studied subjects was 41%,
with the highest infestation rate among inpatients (p< 0.01) and elderly people (p< 0.001) …

Objective: This study aimed to determine the frequency of Demodex infestation of eyelashes
in patients with and without blepharitis and to determine the effects of Demodex infestation …

Demodex mites are a group of hair follicle and sebaceous gland-dwelling species. The
species of these mites found on humans are arguably the animals with which we have the …

Results: Demodex sp. infection was revealed in 47% of patients (487 women and 216 men).
We determined the following rates of infection by age groups: 1–25 (8% of infected …

Background–The historical classification of Demodex mites has been based on their hosts
and morphological features. Genome sequencing has proved to be a very effective …

Canine demodicosis is a severe and highly prevalent dermatologic disease in dogs. Pet
dogs can be affected by three recognized Demodex species that can produce clinical …

This study was conceived to detect skin mites in social mammals through real-time qPCR,
and to estimate taxonomic Demodex and further Prostigmata mite relationships in different …

Demodex mites may be a potential etiological factor in the development of various eye and
skin disorders. The aim of the study was to investigate the presence of Demodex in the hair …