Textile effluents are among the most difficult-to-treat wastewaters, due to their considerable amount of recalcitrant and toxic substances. Fungal biosorption is viewed as a valuable additional treatment for removing pollutants from textile wastewaters. In this study the efficiency of Cunninghamella elegans biomass in terms of contaminants, COD and toxicity reduction was tested against textile ...

Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare manifestation of an aggressive fungal infection. Early diagnosis and treatment are vitally important in improving outcome. We report an unusual case presenting with progressive necrotizing fasciitis due to mucormycosis following trauma and dressing by man-made herbal agents.

Invasive fungal infection is a significant problem in neutropenic individuals. The commonest causes of infection are Aspergillus and Candida spp., although a growing number of other organisms (including species of Fusarium and Trichosporon) have been implicated. The clinical manifestations of these infections are described here, and diagnostic problems are discussed. The role of lipid-based for...

Nystatin is a well-established topical fungicidal agent in the treatment of vaginitis due to Candida albicans (Pace and Schantz, 1956; Chesney, 1956; Rohatiner, 1966). Amphotericin B is effective in a number of systemic fungal infections and can also be used locally, yet few studies have appeared on its value in Candida vaginitis (Jennison, 1958; Stough and Blank, 1958) and none has been design...

With the advent of increasingly sophisticated diagnostic tools, mycoses in reptiles are nowadays often diagnosed ante-mortem and the clinician needs to decide on an optimal course of treatment. The disease process might be quite advanced by the time the animal exhibits clinical signs, as is typical of many non-traditional pet species, and therefore, delaying treatment or selecting inappropriate...

A case of Aspergillus flavus keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty after conventional antifungal medical therapy failure.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Detection of agents responsible for cutaneous mycosis may be effective in the prevention of fungal infections from environmental and animal sources. With this background in mind, in this study, we aimed to identify the distribution of cutaneous mycotic infections in patients referred to Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran during 2000- 2011. MATERIALS AND METHODS In tota...