Isolation of opportunistic fungi from bronchoalveolar lavage of compromised hosts in Isfahan, Iran

In this study, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens from 247 immunocompromised patients were investigated for the incidence of opportunistic fungi. In the direct examination and culture of the specimens, 5 (2.02%) of filamentous fungi and 55 (22.26%) yeasts were isolated and identified as follows:...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycopathologia (1975) 1996-01, Vol.133 (2), p.79-83
Hauptverfasser:	Shadzi, S, Chadeganipour, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aspergillus - isolation & purification Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology Candida - isolation & purification Fungi - isolation & purification Fungi - pathogenicity Humans Immunocompromised Host Iran - epidemiology Mucor - isolation & purification Mycoses - epidemiology Mycoses - immunology Mycoses - microbiology Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Opportunistic Infections - immunology Opportunistic Infections - microbiology Trichosporon - isolation & purification Yeasts - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	In this study, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens from 247 immunocompromised patients were investigated for the incidence of opportunistic fungi. In the direct examination and culture of the specimens, 5 (2.02%) of filamentous fungi and 55 (22.26%) yeasts were isolated and identified as follows: Aspergillus fumigatus (2), A. terreus (1), A. nidulans (1), Mucor sp. (1), Candida albicans (29), C. glabrata (3), C. Parapsilosis (1), Trichosporon beigelii (1), Candida sp. (13) and unknown yeasts (8). In addition, one strain of Nocardia asteroides and two strains of Streptomyces sp. were isolated.
ISSN:	0301-486X 1573-0832
DOI:	10.1007/BF00439117