Isolation and Identification of Aspergillus Spp. from patients with pneumonia in Babylon

Abstract

The present finding showed that Aspergillus SPP which cause aspergillosis from respiratory infection in human most common. Eighty (80) the collected samples of human sputum from patients within two months (December and January 2021-2022). The isolated fungi in human showed 62 out of 80 (77.5%) positive fungal isolate. which Aspergillus flavus 8 isolates (12.9%); Aspergillus fumiigatum )7 (isolates (11.29%); Aspergillus niger (6) isolates )%9.67( and Aspergillus ochraceus (5) isolates (8.06 %). Also another species. of fungi were taken off which entails Penicillium SPP. 7 isolates 11.29%, Alternaria Spp. 5 isolates (8.06 %), Cladosporium SPP.4 isolates (6.45%),
Trichophyton mentagrophytes 3 isolate (4.84%( Geotrichum SPP. and Rhizopus Spp.2 isolates (3.23%) for each one of them, Trichophyton verrucosum one isolate ( 1.61%) whereas yeasts Spp. include 12 isolates (19.35%) Hence 26 isolates (41-93%) of Aspergillus Spp. from 62 positive fungal isolates, were recorded.