Vnitr Lek 1993, 39(12):1185-1191
[Opportunistic mycotic infections in immunologically weakened patients (occurrence, risk factors, pathogenesis)].
- II. interní klinika 1. LF UK Praha.
A permanent increase of opportunistic mycotic infections is recorded since the sixties in conjunction with new therapeutic procedures. In the submitted review the authors mention mechanisms leading to the development of systemic mycosis. They mention factors of virulence of fungi and predisposing factors which from the aspect of the macroorganism make the development of fungal infections possible.
Keywords: Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Mycoses, etiology, ; Opportunistic Infections, immunology, ; Risk Factors
Published: December 1, 1993 Show citation