Background A fungal infection represents a growing problem in children with hematologic malignancies,during chemotherapy induced neutropenia.Fungal colonization is considered a major riskfactor for subsequent fungal infections. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate prevalence of fungal infection among children admitted to hospital between 2005 and 2010 in Tehran, Iran. Materials...

Pendahuluan. Penyakit infeksi kulit dapat disebabkan oleh virus, bakteri, jamur, ataupun parasit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik penyakit di poliklinik Klinik Pratama Panti Siwi Jember, Indonesia. Metode. retrospektif deskriptif menggunakan catatan medik pasien Jember periode Januari 2018 – Desember 2020. Hasil. Tercatat 133 (51,7%) penderita akibat dari 257 yang beroba...

INTRODUCTION Superficial fungal infections affect millions of people throughout the world.1 In Ireland, 10-12% on average, of a general practitioner's (GPs) consultations are skin related.2 Superficial fungal infections characteristically involve the skin or nails with several organisms being responsible. Dermatophyte infections of the feet represent the most common fungal infections in develop...

phytosis complex." 2,3 A bacterial and fungal culture may thus be necessary to identify all nail and foot pathogens. A clue that a patient has a significant bacterial infection is green discoloration of the nail, as in our patient. Unfortunately, because of the faster growth rate of bacteria, isolation of fungi is often not possible. The inability to isolate a fungus because of bacterial overgr...

Piedra are considered asymptomatic superficial mycoses characterised by fungal growth that form nodules on the outside of hair shaft. Two types of piedra exist: white piedra (trichosporosis) caused by the basidiomycetous yeasts Trichosporon spp. and black piedra produced by the ascomycete Piedraia hortae. While the first produce soft white or light brown nodules formed by closely attached funga...

onychomycosis constitutes the most common fungal infection of nail affecting finger and toe nails as well. antifungals found to be effective in the treatment of onychomycosis. however, transport of oral antifungal agents exhibits more toxicity and requires longer treatment period. medicated nail lacquers proved to cause lesser toxicity and required shorter treatment period. it provides not only...

background and objectives: the aim of this study was to compare direct microscopic examination with culture and pcr for the diagnosis of mucorales infection in blood and tissue specimens. material and methods: blood samples and tissue specimens were obtained from 28 patients (total 58 samples) with suspected invasive fungal infection and cultured on proper media. direct smear of tissue samples ...

Fungal diseases affect a large proportion of the population, ranging in severity from mild superficial infections to life-threatening invasive diseases. Estimates of disease burden are needed to inform public health policies. We estimated the incidence of fungal diseases in Israel based on published surveillance data and risk-based calculations using previously established models. Deaths associ...