during the last two decades or so, the incidence of fungal infections has increased dramatically. deep- seated mycoses are creating serious problems for clinicians working with certain populations of patients, such as those with cancer, the immunocompromised, and physiologically compromised. a study of fungal isolated for identification of deep fungal infections, risk factors and etiologic agen...

Fungal periprosthetic joint infections due to Aspergillus species are rare but are associated with significant cost and morbidity. We present a case of Asperigillus terreus prosthetic joint infection of the hip. The patient was successfully treated with a prolonged course of systemic antifungals along with surgical management.

background and objectives : the incidence of fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, especially by candida species, has increased in recent years. this study was designed to identify candida species and determine antifungal susceptibility patterns of 595 yeast strains isolated from various clinical specimens. material and methods : identification of the isolates were determined by the ...

There are 50 000-200 000 species of fungi, but only about 100 of these cause infectious diseases (mycoses) in humans.' Fungal infections are not readily recognised, do not advertise their presence in a characteristic fashion, and the causative organism is generally not easy to demonstrate in tissue.2 Musculoskeletal infection by fungi was once rare, but its incidence has increased in the past f...

Fungal infections are increasingly being reported in immuno-compromised patients. In this study we report a case of systemic Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor. This is the first time that an invasive infection for T. cutaneum has been reported in a Wilms' tumor patient.

Cutaneous fungal infections are a major source of morbidity in HIV-infected patients, and their management poses special challenges. Superficial mycoses, such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, and onychomycosis, are no more common in HIV-infected patients than in the HIV-negative population but are of greater severity. Although they respond to topical and systemic antifungal agents,...

Candida albicans, a prominent fungal infection, induces wide range of illnesses, ranging from moderate mucosal irritation to fatal systemic problems. The yeast-to-hypha transformation is greatly studied in the C. albicans pathogenicity. It is, nevertheless, an unscrupulous disease that can induce lethal bloodstream infections. Fungi have major applications industrial, medical and agricultural f...

Rapid non-culture-dependent assays for identification of fungi quicken diagnosis and prompt treatment of invasive fungal disease. Fungal DNA extracts from pure cultures of the most frequently isolated fungal pathogens belonging to the Genera Aspergillus, Candida and Cryptococcus along with less common pathogenic Genera were amplified with the general fungal primer pair internal transcribed spac...