superficial fungal infections are one of the most prevalent skin diseases worldwide.according to clinical reports, dermatophytosis has been the most prevalent form ofsuperficial infections. it is well documented that the epidemiology of skin infectionsmight change over time. the aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology andprevalence of superficial fungal infections in dormitory studen...

background: bio-aerosols in the air of hospital wards have an important role in the development of infections. it is important to make quantitative and qualitative estimations of microorganisms in the air of these wards as an index for environmental hygiene applicable to different hospital wards. the aim of the study was to investigate degrees of diversity and density of bio-aerosols in the edu...

in the present study, 110 fungal strains of persian type culture collection (ptcc) including some selected strains isolated in various screening projects were tested for their potentiality to produce lovastatin, a competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coa reductase (hmg-coa reduc-tase), the rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. the fungal strains were cultivated in a t...

patients and methods in this cross sectional study, 295 volunteers with the signs and symptoms of allergic diseases who referred to the khuzestan jahad daneshgahi medical center in ahvaz during 2010 were investigated. all patients were subjected to skin prick test (spt) with common allergenic extracts. data were analyzed by spss-18 software using chi square test. results seventy subjects, compr...

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), is a pulmonary fungal disease whose severity depends on the adequate development of T cell immunity. Although regulatory T (Treg) cells were shown to control immunity against PCM, deleterious or protective effects were described in different experimental settings. To clarify the function of Treg cells in pulmonary PCM, loss-and gain-of-function approaches were perf...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Very little is known about the response rates to or appropriateness of treatment for patients with allergic fungal diseases of the lung. This study assessed the effect of antifungal therapy in patients with severe asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 33 adult patients who fu...

A descriptive study was developed in order to assess air contamination caused by fungi and particles in seven poultry units. Twenty seven air samples of 25 litters were collected through impaction method. Air sampling and particle concentration measurement were performed in the pavilions’ interior and also outside premises, since this was the place regarded as reference. Simultaneously, tempera...

BACKGROUND We report a case of necrotizing keratitis caused by acyclovir (ACV)-resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) with a clinical appearance similar to a previous fungal keratitis infection. METHODS Observational case report. RESULTS Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in the left eye with a history of herpetic keratitis that resolved with periodic treatment with ACV ointment and a top...

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that develops a yeast-like morphology in host's tissue, responsible for the pulmonary disease histoplasmosis. The recent increase in the incidence of histoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients highlights the need of understanding immunological controls of fungal infections. Here, we describe our discovery of the role of endogenous galectin-1 (Gal-1...

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 ...