Opportunistic Moulds Word Scramble
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Mould | Characteristic(s) |
Acremonium spp. | Fungi Imperfecti; plant debris and soil; cause onychomycosis, keratitis, endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis |
Fusarium spp. | Fungi imperfecti; plants and soil; emerging cause of opportunistic mycoses; disseminated has high mortality; trauma or inhaled conidia |
Geotricum spp. | Fungi imperfecti; worldwide in soil, water, air, sewage, plants, cereal, dairy products; normal human flora; acquired via ingestion or inhalation |
Paecilomyces spp. | Sexual stage - telemorph; soil, decaying plants, food; emerging opportunistic pathogen; causes onychomycosis, sinusitis, otitis media, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, peritonitis, catheter-related fungemia |
Penicillium spp. | Telomorph; particularly virulent in AIDS patients; causes keratitis, endophtalmitis, otomycosis, necrotizing esophagitis, pneumonia, endocarditis, peritonitis, UTIs |
Scopulariopsis spp. | Soil, plant material, feathers, insects; has both hyaline and dematiaceous species; onychomycosis especially of toe nails; disseminated infections have high mortality |
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