A 9-Year Experience of Aspergillus Infections from Isfahan, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Aspergillosis is an important fungal disease affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The genus of Aspergillus consist of various complexes, causing a wide spectrum of diseases from superficial infections in immunocompetent hosts to life-threatening disseminated infections among immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to identify Aspergillus species by phenotypic (total isolates) and molecular tests (35 isolates), obtained from patients in Isfahan (the third-largest city of Iran) between 2010 and 2018, and determine the susceptibility of 35 clinical isolates to itraconazole (ITR), amphotericin-B (AMB), and voriconazole (VOR).

Patients and methods

Based on clinical signs, a total of 2385 suspected cases were included in this retrospective study

SUBMITTER: Chadeganipour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368557 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature