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

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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), Mucorsp. (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.

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Shadzi, S., Chadeganipour, M. Isolation of opportunistic fungi from bronchoalveolar lavage of compromised hosts in Isfahan, Iran. Mycopathologia 133, 79–83 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00439117

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