Isolation And Identification Of Opportunistic Fungi Associated with Wounds Of Burned Patients

Abstract

The study was initiated to detect the fungi associated with the wounds of burned patients. The ages of patients were ranged from 3 months to 70 years. Results showed that 110 specimens ( 73.33 % ) were recorded as fungal infections. It was found that 12 species of opportunistic fungi belong to 8 genera. The predominant genus, isolated from wounds, was Aspergillus which is found in 55 specimens ( 36.82 % ) , followed by the genus Candida in 43 specimens ( 28.91 % ). The highest percentage of fungal infection appeared in burned patients belonged to age group of 3 months - 9 years (92.61 %) and to age group of 60-74 years(98.22 %) as compared to other ages. It was also noted that fungal infections were highest in warm months(in May 40.22 % ), while in cool months were the lowest percentage ( 15.37 % ). The number of male infections were 71 ( 64.54 % ) ، while the number of female infections were 39 ( 35.45 % ).