Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria infectoria in a renal transplant patient: surgical treatment with no long-term relapse.

Background: Phaeohyphomycosis can be caused by a number of different species, being the most common Alternaria alternata and Alternaria infectoria. The biggest risk factor for the development of the infection is immunosuppression.

Aims: We present the case of a 64-year-old male renal transplant patient who came to hospital for presenting a tumour in the Achilles region which had been gradually growing in size.

Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis.

A case of Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis is reported in a 65-year-old farmer referred for treatment of an extensive corneal ulcer in the left eye. Direct examination of scrapes revealed abundant filamentous septate hyphae; all cultures were consistently positive for the same fungus, identified later as Scedosporium apiospermum. The patient successfully responded to treatment with amphotericin B.

[Salmonella spp. serotypes isolated at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía in Córdoba during an 8-year period, 1993-2000].

Background: As a producer of gastro-enteritis and other symptoms, Salmonella spp. Remains an important problem for world public health. Epidemiological knowledge at both general and local level by means of serotypification is considered one of the fundamental aspects for its control.