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Fungal infections present with a broad spectrum of diseases in humans (from relatively mild superficial infections of the skin and mucous membranes to the invasive or chronic infections of internal organs, which have a high mortality rate). Globally, up to 1.6 million people die each year as a result of various types of mycoses. Currently, many scientific studies focus on the best possible understanding...
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has been increasing. Whereas AD symptoms are obvious and easy to recognise, the etiopathogenesis remains not fully elucidated. Recently, the role of microorganisms and their impact on the immunology of AD have been discussed. In this review, we summarise a possible role of Malassezia in the development and persistence of eczema in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis...
Pedicures are the most common cosmetic foot treatment. Many pedicurists and podiatrists suffer from respiratory infections and diseases such as asthma, sinusitis, chronic cough and bronchitis. Skin and nail dust may play an important role in the development of occupational diseases and the transmission of mycosis to other clients. To examine the presence of dermatophytes in nail and skin dust produced...
Significant changes in the frequency of candidaemia and the distribution of causative species have been noted worldwide in the last two decades. In this study, we present the results of the first multicentre survey of fungaemia in Polish hospitals. A total of 302 candidaemia episodes in 294 patients were identified in 20 hospitals during a 2‐year period. The highest number of infections was found...
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