Mycological Study of Contaminated of the Burn Wounds in Baghdad City

Abstract

This study included 150 swabs were taken from patients was suffering from different burns. The most common fungi isolated from burn wound were Aspergillus spp. (44.0%) at 37o and (38.17%) at 25o which include Aspergillus niger (9.31%) at 37o and (12.42%) at 25o , Aspergillus fumigatus (4.34%) at 37o and (10.55%) at 25o and Aspergillus flavus (0%) at 37o and (9.93%) at 25o , followed by Candida spp. (7.45%) at 37o and (7.45%) at 25o, Which includes Blastomyces dermatitidis (0.62%) at 37o and (0.62%) at 25o, Helminthosporum (0%) at 37o and (0.62%) at 25o, Trichophyton terrestre (0%) at 37o and (0.62%) at 25o and Microsporum ajelloi (0%) at 37o and (0.62%) at 25o.The results of minimal inhibitory concentration of anti fungal agents against Candida albicans , Candida glabrata , Candida krusei and Candida parapsilosis, Penicillium (1.66%) at 37o and (9.31%) at 25o, Alternaria (1.24%) at 37o and (3.72%) at 25o, Rhizopus (1.24%) at 37o and (2.48%) at 25o, Fusarium (1.24%) at 37o and (1.24%) at 25o, Mucor (0.62%) at 37o and (1.86%) at 25o, Cladosporium Carnoni (0%) at 37o and (1.86%) at 25o, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (0.92%) at 37o and (1.24%) at 25o, Trichophyton rubrum (0%) at 37o and (1.24%) at 25o, Trichophyton verrucosum (0.62%) at 37o and (0.62%) at 25o, Candida albicans increasing in order as 50 /ml to Nystatin, 150 /ml to Gention violet, 250 /ml to Amphotericin–B, 300 /ml to Clotrimazol, 950 /ml to Benzoic acid and the later 1000 /ml to copper Sulfate and Malachite green.

Keywords

mycology, burn, wound