• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.339-341
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• 1994

Pulmonary zygomycosis was diagnosed in 2 of the 45 broiler chicks both by culture as well as direct microscopy. Absidia corymbifera was isolated from the diseased lungs on Sabouraud medium at 37$^{\circ}C$. The squash preparations of the lungs in direct microscopy revealed the presence of broad non-septate, branched zygomycetes type hyphae, Similar fungal elements were detected in the PAS stained tissue imprints of the infected lungs. The recovery of A. corymbifera in high concentration from the litter and soil of chick pen suggested that environment probably acted as the source of Infection to these broilers. It is advised that zygomycosis may be considered in the differential diagnosis of avian respiratory diseases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.145-150
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• 2016

In order to perform an epidemiological characterization of opportunistic mycosis infections, we collected health insurance data between the years 2006 and 2010 from the Health Insurance Corporation and analyzed the data to determine the prevalence of opportunistic mycoses and treatment management of opportunistic mycoses. The prevalence within the study increased consecutively by 0.02% to 0.12% every year. The annual prevalence of opportunistic mycoses increased from 2.437% in 2006 to 2.709% in 2010. The average annual prevalence was 2.605%. Candidiasis occurred the most frequently, followed by aspergillosis, zygomycosis, and cryptococcosis. The regions with the highest incidences were the capital areas, Gyeonggi and Seoul. By sex, the prevalence in females (4.851%) was 14 times higher than that in males (0.352%). Interestingly, the adults from the 20- to 49-year-old age group showed higher prevalence than children and the elderly. The average duration of hospitalized treatment was 17.31 days and of outpatient treatment was 2.21 days; 3,577 hundred million won was used in total for medical expenses. This study provides useful data to study trends of opportunistic mycoses.