Dermatophytes, a group of keratinophilic fungi thriving on the keratin substrate are the etiological agents responsible for causing cutaneous infections. Dermatophytosis is currently treated with the commercially available topical and oral antifungal agents in spite of the existing side effects. Treatment of these cutaneous infections with secondary metabolites produced by marine microorganisms...

Viruses are the most frequent etiological agents of acute respiratory infections, and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in children (Costa et al., 2006). Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is well recognized as the most important pathogen causing acute respiratory disease in infants and young children, mainly bronchiolitis and pneumonia (Oliveira et al., 2008). Influenza vi...

background and objectives: diarrheagenic escherichia coli (dec) is an emerging agent among pathogens that causes diarrhea. studies showed that diarrheagenic e. coli such as enterohaemorrhagic e. coli (ehec), enteroaggregative e. coli (eaec), enteropathogenic e. coli (epec), enteroinvasive e. coli (eiec), enterotoxigenic e. coli (etec), diffusely adhering e. coli (daec) and shiga toxin producing...

Otomycosis, or otitis externa of fungal etiolog), i5 a chronic or 3ubacute infection ot the pinna, the ekternal auditorv nieatus and the ear canal.1 I t has a WOI-Id-wide distribution with a prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions. Etiological studies in many parts ot the world have revealed that many lungi nlay he intolced. As early as 1447, 53 diftcrent \pecic\ had been iniplicated.2 O...

Epilepsy is an important health problem in developing countries, where its prevalence can be up to 57 per 1000 population. This article reviews the epidemiology of epilepsy in developing countries in terms of its incidence, prevalence, seizure type, mortality data, and etiological factors. The prevalence of epilepsy is particularly high in Latin America and in several African countries, notably...

General characteristics of the group; methods of study..................... 4 Bovine pleuropneumonia, and the etiological agent........................ 13 Agalactia of sheep and goats, and the etiological agent................... 16 Pleuropneumonia-like microorganisms of dogs; their relation to canine distemper........................................................... 18 Pleuropneumonia-like m...

BACKGROUND Several studies have identified neuromuscular blocking agents as the most common cause of anaphylaxis during general anesthesia. The reported frequencies vary considerably between countries. There are few reports from Spain, probably due to the low prevalence of reactions. METHODS For 5 years (1998-2002), all the patients who presented perioperative anaphylactic-type reactions, wer...