Background: Onychomycosis, the fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails, is caused by three major groups of fungi including dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophyte molds. The objective of the present study was to determine the incidence of onychomycosis and to identify the causative fungi during a one year period in Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: From Apr 2013 to Apr 2014 a total ...

Background and Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) and antifungal drug resistance are major health concerns in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The increased reports of antifungal resistance and expanding drug therapy options prompted the determination of antifungal susceptibility profile. The present study was performed to determine the antifungal susceptibility of Candid...

The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program monitors global susceptibility and resistance rates of newer and established antifungal agents. We report the echinocandin and triazole antifungal susceptibility patterns for 3,418 contemporary clinical isolates of yeasts and molds. The isolates were obtained from 98 laboratories in 34 countries during 2010 and 2011. Yeasts not presumptively identif...

Background and Purpose Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common problem in women. The purpose of this study was to identify of Candida species isolated from vulvovaginitis woman suffering vulvovaginitis refered to Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, by use of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.  Materials and Methods The 65 clinical samples isolated from Vulvovaginitis women were collected in...

background and purpose: fusarium species are avid producers of secondary toxic and carcinogenic metabolites such as fumonisin. contamination of food and feed products with fumonisin can be hazardous to the health of humans and animals and may lead to agricultural loss. accordingly, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of candida parapsilosis on the growth and fumonisin production of ...

background: aflatoxin contamination of food and feed stuff is a serious health problem and significant economic concerns. in the present study, the inhibitory effect of candida parapsilosis ip1698 on mycelial growth and aflatoxin production in aflatoxigenic strains of aspergillus species was investigated. methods: mycelial growth inhibitions of nine strains of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigeni...

BACKGROUND Neutropenia, as a predisposing factor for invasive candidiasis, is defined as a reduction in neutrophil count to less than 1500/mm3. It is a common condition in patients with hematological malignancy and cytostatic chemotherapy. Extensive chemotherapy and prophylaxis with antifungals have increased the resistance of Candida isolates to antifungal drugs. Although, Candida albicans is ...

Introduction: Recent epidemiological studies show that episodes due to non-albicans species of Candida (C) such as Candida tropicalis, C. glabrata, C, krusei, C. parapsilosis appear to be increasing in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). Increased use of the current antifungal drugs cause drug resistance among Candida species. In order to gain suitable antifungal therapy for this disease...

Rhizobacteria was group of bacteria that colonize roots, affect growth and control plant pathogensBased on the results previous studies, 6 isolates have best ability to G. boninense in oil palm seedlings. To determine these isolates, characterization needs be done. This study aims identify molecular selected rhizobacteria indigenous act as biocontrol agents boninense. Molecular identification u...