[Antifungal prophylaxis: up-date and prospectives].

Author reviews the now available strategies for the prophylaxis of primary and opportunistic mycoses. Chemoprophylaxis of opportunistic mycoses that are the most frequently observed fungal infections in Italy, gives satisfactory protection in endogenous fungal infections. On the contrary, fungal exogenous infections are not easily treated. In fact, systematically acting drugs which are also easy to use, are still lacking. Strict reverse isolation seems to achieve good results in these infections.