Opportunistic Mycoses
It is commonly found in immunocompromised individuals are is rare in healthy individuals.
It occurs in patient who use immunocompromised drug for organ transplantation or cancer patients on chemotherapy or in AIDS patient.
These are called opportunistic fungi.
Most commonly opportunistic infection are;
1. Candidiasis
2. Cryptococcosis
3. Aspergillosis
4. Pneumocystis jiroveci
5. Zygomycosis or Mucormycosis
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