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Fungal diseases (mycosis) treatment

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms, which biologically include both unicellular organisms such as baker's yeast and multicellular organisms such as molds and yeasts. Fungi reproduce and spread sexually and asexually by spores and vegetatively by dispersal. Fungi can cause various fungal diseases in humans.

Forms of fungal disease

Mycosis or fungal disease is an infectious disease caused by fungi. In human mycosis, the pathogens spread parasitically on or in the living tissue of humans. A distinction is made between dermatophytes (filamentous fungi), yeasts (shoot fungi) and molds. According to localization, mycoses can be divided into superficial and systemic mycoses. Superficial mycoses include fungal infections of the skin (caused by dermatophytes). In systemic mycoses, the fungi enter the bloodstream and infect the internal organs. Systemic mycoses in humans are serious diseases and usually affect people with a very weakened immune system.

Treatment offer for mycosis

Patients with invasive fungal diseases are cared for by us either in the infectious diseases outpatient clinic or as part of the hospital consultation service. Our dermatology colleagues are responsible for the treatment of superficial mycoses.

For patients

For medical clarifications, we recommend that you consult your general practitioner with a possible referral to the Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene USZ for more in-depth clarifications.

If you would like a telephone consultation for infectiological inquiries without a consultation, you can call our toll-free number. The costs are not covered by health insurance as it is purely a telephone counseling service, not a medical consultation.

Operating time:
Mon-Fri 08.00 to 17.00 hrs

(CHF 3.00/min. from the start of the consultation)

Tel. 0900 85 75 25

For referrering physicians

Easily assign your patient online.

Tel. +41 44 255 33 22
Mail infektiologie@usz.ch
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

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