Fungal Infections Among Patients with Immunodeficiency Presenting to Medical Mycology Lab of Special Clinic of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (2013 - 2014)

Abstract

Objectives: In patients with immunodeficiency, any fungus may be potentially pathogenic. In this study, fungal infections among immune compromised patients presenting to medical mycology lab of special clinic of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during 2013 - 2014 were studied. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data of all patients (personal information, time of visit, underlying diseases, infected site, smear and culture tests) presenting to medical mycology lab were collected. Data were entered into SPSS software and summarized. Results: In this study, 325 patients were studied in two years. Of these, 47.7% had no fungal infections. More individuals with fungal infections had dermatophytosis (44.1%), 66.5% were women and the highest morbidity was observed among housewives (52.9%). Medical staff had the lowest morbidity (1.2%). Spring with 30% and autumn with 21.8% had the highest and lowest prevalence of fungal infections, respectively. The highest prevalence of fungal infections pertained to endocrine and metabolic disorders (29.4%) with candidiasis (11.8%) as the most common infection. Conclusions: The results showed that women and middle-aged people had higher odds of morbidity. Dermatophytosis is an important fungal and skin disease among surface and skin diseases. Opportunistic fungal infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency are on the rise.