Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Faculty of Physical Education for Boys, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Abstract
This study aims at determining the fungi that cause disease to athletes, which spread in the combat sports halls. Approach: scanning approach from descriptive researches. Sample: Selected purposively form air and playing field of combat sports halls, (wrestling, fencing, boxing and self-defense). Time and place: 17/03-20/05/2009, faculty of physical education for men Alexandria University, Egypt. Materials and method: Modified Sabouraud Dextrose agar medium was used. Opened plates method and the cotton swab technique were applied for fungal isolation. Results: Nineteen fungal isolates from air and playing field of combat sports halls. They cause diseases to athletes. Conclusion: (Acremonium kiliense, Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ochraceous, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, Curvularia hawaiiensis, Epicoccum nigrum, Fusarium chlamydosporum, Geotrichum candidum, Microsporum canis, Monilia sitophila, Nigrospora oryzae, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Rhizopus arrhizus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum) Isolated from the combat sports halls and cause onychomycosis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, phaeohyphomycosis, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis, otitis, sinusitis and invasive disease, aspergillosis, pulmonary disease, skin lesions, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, respiratory allergy, penicilliosis, otomycosis, necrotizing esophagitis, urinary tract infections, zygomycosis and dermatophytosis. Fungal isolates spreading in wrestling and self-defense halls more than in boxing and fencing halls.
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