Yeast can cause serious infections and can be transmitted between patients in the care setting. Symptoms-free porting is possible; resistance to antifungals is common.
Chronic mycosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue after traumatic inoculation from soil or plants.
Subcutaneous mycosis acquired after inoculation from plants or, in some areas, from contact with infected cats.
Prevention
Specialized care measures: hand hygiene, equipment management and adapted disinfection. Report a history of portage or infection to the health care team.
Footwear, gloves and protective clothing during exponent agricultural or forestry activities.
Gloves and protective clothing for exhibiting activities, and veterinary care of infected animals.
Identification requires a suitable laboratory. Sensitivity tests guide the treatment as resistance to antifungal drugs is common.
Sampling, biopsy and culture can identify the fungus. A wart-like lesion is not sufficient for diagnosis.
Injury samples, sometimes biopsy, culture, or molecular tests contribute to confirmation. Skin appearance alone is not enough.
Preparing for an exchange with a professional
Record identifying the yeast and site of sampling
Establishments and dates of hospitalization
Initial injury and work
Date photos and extension
Initial injury, plants and materials
Contacts or scratches of cats
What this table allows to understand
The selected records cover 1 agent family/families.They share the following routes or contexts in our catalogue: Close contact · Environment.These associations describe the selected data; they do not measure contagiousness, severity or personal risk.
To review a comparison, choose one row and open the reference for each column. A preventive measure mentioned in one record and absent from another is not necessarily unnecessary in the second situation: the summaries and their scope may differ.
If symptoms occurThe table does not select any test or treatment. A fever after a stay in the malaria area should be reported promptly, even if prevention has been taken.
