Córdoba province in the center of Argentina is an important area of swine production. The use of industry by-product (brewer's grain) as feedstuff for swine is a regular practice and increases animal performance on these animals production. The occurrence of aflatoxin contamination is global, causing severe problems especially in developing countries. No reports on aflatoxin B(1) production, mi...

Purpose Fungal infections post keratoplasty due to contamination of the donor corneal graft have become important issues that need to be addressed. Here we report a case of fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis post penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) due to fungal contamination of the donor corneal graft. Observations We present a 52-year-old male who underwent PKP with a donor corneal graft that ...

in order to investigate the microbiological safety of sanitary tissues made of recycled scrap papers in iran, random samples were taken for one year with the cooperation of the iranian standard and industrial research institute (karaj unit), of 44 types of sanitary tissues, two samples of each type including tissues, toilet papers and dippers as well as a control sample and their probable conta...

Background: With increasing immunocompromised patients, fungal infections especially lung infection, have also increased. In this study, fungal contamination of the respiratory system in immunocompromised patients was evaluated. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in immunocompromised patients suspicious of pulmonary infections referring to specialized lung clinic of ...

The prevalence of thermotolerant fungi on non-heat-sterilizable food was determined. Aspergillus spp. were noted in 100% of pepper and regular tea samples, 12 to 66% of fruits, 27% of herbal teas, and 20% of freeze-dried soup samples. All soft cheese samples were contaminated by Geotrichum and yeast (Candida norvegensis) but Candida albicans was never identified.

Fungi of the genusAspergillus werea continuing problem on the newly developed eldana diet in multicell trays. Various control attempts are outlined. They include hygiene practises, adjustment of dietary pH, and incorporation of the fungicides benomyl, mancozeb, captab, methyl paraben and sodium propionate into the diet. Treatment of the corn cob grits used for larval inoculation was also invest...