eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2017-12-21 10 4 2153 2160 10.13005/bpj/1340 18295 article Abbas Razzaq Abed 1 Ibtisam Mohammed Hussein 1 Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University /Technical institute of Babylon. The results of this study were detect the action of common anti-fungal used against to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, these agents were divided into two groups, first group was named specific antifungal agent which included Ketoconazole, Clotrimazole, Itraconazole , Fluconazole and Nystatin, while second group was named specific antifungal agent which included 1% Iodine (I), 3% Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) , 3% Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), 2% Acetic acid (CH₃COOH)and 10% Potassium permanganate (KMnO₄). The parameters were used in this study included isolation and identification of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, antifungal susceptibility testing and  minimum inhibitor concentration. All Rhodotorula mucilaginosa isolates were isolated from the fingers of the feet of athletes. Antifungal susceptibility testing showed Rhodotorula mucilaginosa sensitive to Ketoconazole, Nystatin, Clotrimazole, Acetic acid and H₂O₂  and resistance to Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Iodine ,Sodium bicarbonate and Potassium permanganate. Acetic acid was recorded lowest MIC value in comparison with other non-specific antifungal agents , while  Ketoconazole was recoded lowest MIC value in comparison with other specific antifungal agents. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol10no4/a-comparative-study-between-specific-and-non-specific-antifungal-agents-to-treat-the-rhodotorula-mucilaginosa-athletes-foot/ Athletes foot Rhodotorula Mucilaginosa   Specific Non-Specific Antifungal