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                          1
Fungi as Infectious Agents
• Molds and yeasts are widely distributed in air,
  dust, fomites and normal flora.
• Humans are relatively resistant.
• Fungi are relatively nonpathogenic.
• Of the 100,000 fungal species, only 300 have
  been linked to disease in animals.
• Fungi are the most common plant pathogens.
• Human mycoses are caused by true fungal
  pathogens and opportunistic pathogens.


                                                    2
3
Emerging Fungal Pathogens
• Opportunistic fungal pathogen has little or no
  virulence; host defenses must be impaired.
• Vary from superficial and colonization to
  potentially fatal systemic disease
• An emerging medical concern; account for
  10% of all nosocomial infections
• Dermatophytes may be undergoing
  transformation into true pathogens.

                                                   6
7
Epidemiology of the Mycoses
• Most fungal pathogens do not require a host to
  complete their life cycles and infections are not
  communicable.
• Dermaphytes and Candida sp naturally inhabit
  human body and are transmissible.
• True fungal pathogens are distributed in a
  predictable geographical pattern - climate, soil.
• Dermaphytoses most prevalent
• Cases go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.
• Systemic, subcutaneous, cutaneous or superficial
  infections

                                                      8
Pathogenesis of the Fungi
• Portal of entry
  – primary mycoses – respiratory portal; inhaled
    spores
  – subcutaneous - inoculated skin; trauma
  – cutaneous and superficial – contamination of
    skin surface
• Virulence factors – thermal dimorphism,
  toxin production, capsules and adhesion
  factors, hydrolytic enzymes, inflammatory
  stimulants
                                                    9
• Antifungal defenses are the integrity of the
  barriers and respiratory cilia.
• Most important defenses are cell-mediated
  immunity, phagocytosis, and inflammation.
• Long-term immunity can only develop for
  some.




                                                 10
Diagnosis of Mycotic Infections
• Diagnosis and identification require
  microscopic examination of stained
  specimens, culturing in selective and enriched
  media and specific biochemical and
  serological tests.




                                               11
12
Control of Mycotic Infections
• Immunization is not usually effective.
• Control involves intravenous amphotericin B,
  flucytosine, azoles and nystatin.
• In some cases surgical removal of damaged
  tissues
• Prevention limited to masks and protective
  clothing to reduce contact with spores


                                                 13
Systemic Infections by True Pathogens

•   Histoplasma capsulatum
•   Coccidioides immitis
•   Blastomyces dermatitidis
•   Paracoccidioides brasiliensis




                                    14

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Infeksi jamur pada paru 1

  • 2. Fungi as Infectious Agents • Molds and yeasts are widely distributed in air, dust, fomites and normal flora. • Humans are relatively resistant. • Fungi are relatively nonpathogenic. • Of the 100,000 fungal species, only 300 have been linked to disease in animals. • Fungi are the most common plant pathogens. • Human mycoses are caused by true fungal pathogens and opportunistic pathogens. 2
  • 3. 3
  • 4. Emerging Fungal Pathogens • Opportunistic fungal pathogen has little or no virulence; host defenses must be impaired. • Vary from superficial and colonization to potentially fatal systemic disease • An emerging medical concern; account for 10% of all nosocomial infections • Dermatophytes may be undergoing transformation into true pathogens. 6
  • 5. 7
  • 6. Epidemiology of the Mycoses • Most fungal pathogens do not require a host to complete their life cycles and infections are not communicable. • Dermaphytes and Candida sp naturally inhabit human body and are transmissible. • True fungal pathogens are distributed in a predictable geographical pattern - climate, soil. • Dermaphytoses most prevalent • Cases go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. • Systemic, subcutaneous, cutaneous or superficial infections 8
  • 7. Pathogenesis of the Fungi • Portal of entry – primary mycoses – respiratory portal; inhaled spores – subcutaneous - inoculated skin; trauma – cutaneous and superficial – contamination of skin surface • Virulence factors – thermal dimorphism, toxin production, capsules and adhesion factors, hydrolytic enzymes, inflammatory stimulants 9
  • 8. • Antifungal defenses are the integrity of the barriers and respiratory cilia. • Most important defenses are cell-mediated immunity, phagocytosis, and inflammation. • Long-term immunity can only develop for some. 10
  • 9. Diagnosis of Mycotic Infections • Diagnosis and identification require microscopic examination of stained specimens, culturing in selective and enriched media and specific biochemical and serological tests. 11
  • 10. 12
  • 11. Control of Mycotic Infections • Immunization is not usually effective. • Control involves intravenous amphotericin B, flucytosine, azoles and nystatin. • In some cases surgical removal of damaged tissues • Prevention limited to masks and protective clothing to reduce contact with spores 13
  • 12. Systemic Infections by True Pathogens • Histoplasma capsulatum • Coccidioides immitis • Blastomyces dermatitidis • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 14