Background and Purpose: The incidence of fungal infection as well as candidemia has increased significantly, contributing to morbidity and mortality in the developed countries. The alarming increase in infections with multidrug resistant bacteria is due to overuse of a broad spectrum antimicrobials, which leads to over growth of Candida spp.; thus, enhancing its opportunity to cause the disease...

background and objectives : over the last two decades, both the incidence of nosocomial candidaemia and the proportion of blood stream infection due to candida spp. other than candida albicans have increased. the aims of this study was to identify different species of candida and risk factors associated with bloodstream infection and detection of biofilm production. materials and methods : this...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis is caused by the increasing number of Candida species as normal flora in the vagina. To assess the transmission rout as well as to determine the suitable antifungal drugs for treatment, the exact identification of Candida species is crucial. Therefore, earlier detection of infection allows quick initiation of antifungal therapy with a greater probability for improved su...

background and objectives : the incidence of fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, especially by candida species, has increased in recent years. this study was designed to identify candida species and determine antifungal susceptibility patterns of 595 yeast strains isolated from various clinical specimens. material and methods : identification of the isolates were determined by the ...

background and purpose: otomycosis is an acute, subacute or chronic fungal infection of the pinna, the external auditory meatus and the ear canal caused mainly by several species of saprophytic fungi. lamisil (terbinafine) is an allylamine antifungal agent, that is used both in the topical and oral administration for the treatment of dermatophytosis, cutaneous candidiasis, and the pityriasis ve...

Results of a study on organophosphate (OP) resistance carried out on 4 Italian field populations of Culex pipiens are reported. The A1, A4-B4 and/or A5-B5 nonspecific esterases and insensitive acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were detected in our samples. A2-B2 esterases previously recorded in Italy were not observed. The A4-B4 and/or A5-B5 esterases were first found in Italy where they are at prese...

For example, on input a1, a2, a3, a4, a5 where a1 = 3, a2 = 4, a3 = 4, a4 = 5, a5 = 7, a possible solution is to take S1 = {1, 4} and S2 = {2, 3}, bacause a1 + a4 = a2 + a3 = 8. On the other hand, on input the sequence 2, 3, 4, there is no possible solution. Devise a dynamic programming strategy to decide whether such sets S1 and S2 exists. The solution should run in time polynomial in n and M ...

Background and Purpose: Otomycosis is an acute, subacute or chronic fungal infection of the pinna, the external auditory meatus and the ear canal caused mainly by several species of saprophytic fungi. Lamisil (Terbinafine) is an allylamine antifungal agent, that is used both in the topical and oral administration for the treatment of dermatophytosis, cutaneous candidiasis, and the pityriasis ve...