Identification of Pathogenic Fungi in Renal Transplant Patients by Conventional and Molecular Methods

Opportunistic fungal infections due to the immune- compromised status of renal transplant patients are related high rates morbidity and mortality regardless their minor incidence. Delayed in identification invasive (IFIs), will lead delayed treatment results those populations. The study aimed assess frequency infection kidney recipients by conventional molecular methods. This included 100 (KTR) (75 males, 25 females), collected from Centre Kidney Diseases Transplantation Medical City Baghdad. Blood samples were during period June 2018 April 2019. Twenty one out renal-transplanted infected with pathogenic fungi, four females 17 males. There is an observation a incidence fungemia abnormal value blood urea according PCR culture results. Referring isolates most prevalent was Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which account for 19 21 other two Zygosaccharomyces rouxii Aspergillus flavus. current show significant correlation between methods at (P<0.0009).