Fungal Infections

Abstract

Fungal infections have increased in frequency in the last decades because of the growing number of immunocompromised patients who survive longer periods of time than in the past, the widespread use of immunosuppressive drugs, a large aging population with increased numbers of malignancies, and the spread of AIDS. Although fungi are present everywhere, some mycoses predominate in the tropics, not only in view of warm temperature and humid climate, which favor their growth, but also because of inadequate hygienic and working conditions brought about by poverty.