Comparative study of intralesional tuberculin protein purified derivative (PPD) and intralesional measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine for multiple resistant warts.

Background: Cutaneous warts are frequent conditions that possess much challenge to treat.

Objective: To evaluate safety and efficacy of intralesional injection of tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) antigen injection vs MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) antigen for the treatment of multiple warts.

Methods: The study included 90 Patients who were divided into three groups (A, B, and C).

Applicability of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in rapid identification of some Candida and dermatophyte species infections in humans.

Traditional systems of identifying yeasts and dermatophytes have many disadvantages. Preliminary data on a radically different approach based on optical spectroscopic techniques suggest that these techniques may offer some advantages. We conducted a trial to verify the practical applicability of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in the identification of some yeast and dermatophyte species, in which samples from 50 patients with superficial fungal infections were cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide (actidione) and studied using FTIR microspectroscopy.