<P> Example of antifungals include: fluconazole which is the basis of many over-the - counter antifungal treatments . Another example is amphotericin B which is more potent and used in the treatment of the most severe fungal infections that show resistance to other forms of treatment and it is administered intravenously . </P> <P> Drugs to treat skin infections are the azoles: ketoconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine among others . </P> <P> Yeast infections in the vagina, caused by Candida albicans, can be treated with medicated suppositories such as tioconazole and pessaries whereas skin yeast infections are treated with medicated ointments . </P> <P> Fungal infections of the skin were the 4th most common skin disease in 2010 affecting 984 million people . </P>

Superficial mycoses are caused by a group of fungal pathogens called