The incidence of opportunistic fungi in patients suspected of tuberculosis

Summary The incidence of opportunistic fungi in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from patients suspected of tuberculosis in Isfahan, Iran, was determined. From 200 patients 36 yeasts (18%) and seven filamentous fungi (3.5%) were isolated. Out of 44 patients who had fungal infections, 12 cases were a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycoses 2000-09, Vol.43 (7-8), p.269-272
Hauptverfasser:	Chadeganipour, M., Shadzi, S., Dehghan, P., Bijary, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aspergillus - isolation & purification Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Incidence Infectious diseases Iran - epidemiology Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications Lung Diseases, Fungal - epidemiology Medical sciences Mycobacterium tuberculosis Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Saccharomycetales - isolation & purification Tropical medicine Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary The incidence of opportunistic fungi in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from patients suspected of tuberculosis in Isfahan, Iran, was determined. From 200 patients 36 yeasts (18%) and seven filamentous fungi (3.5%) were isolated. Out of 44 patients who had fungal infections, 12 cases were affected with definite tuberculosis.
ISSN:	0933-7407 1439-0507
DOI:	10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00572.x