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Within the field of infectious diseases, medical mycology has experienced significant growth over the last decade. Invasive fungal infections have been increasing in many patient populations, including: those with AIDS; transplant recipients; and the elderly. As these populations grow, so does the diversity of fungal pathogens. Paralleling this development, there have been recent launches of several new antifungal drugs and therapies. Clinical Mycology offers a comprehensive review of this discipline. Organized by types of fungi, this volume covers microbiologic, epidemiologic and demographic aspects of fungal infections as well as diagnostic, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive approaches. Special patient populations are also detailed.
List of contents
- Preface
- Part I: Introduction
- 1: Mary E. Brandt and David W. Warnock: Laboratory Aspects of Medical Mycology
- 2: Rana Hajjeh and David W. Warnock: Epidemiology of Systemic Fungal Diseases: Overview
- Part II: Systemic Antifungal Drugs
- 3: Stanley W. Chapman, John Cleary, and P. David Rogers: Amphotericin
- 4: Richard J. Hamill: Liposomal Nystatin
- 5: Robert A. Larsen: Flucytosine
- 6: Jackson Como and William E. Dismukes: Azole Antifungal Drugs
- 7: Andreas H. Groll and Thomas J. Walsh: Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors: Echinocandins and Nikkomycins
- 8: Peter G. Pappas: Terbinafine
- 9: Dominique Sanglard: Resistance to Antifungal Drugs
- 10: Emmanuel Roilides, John Dotis, Joanna Filioti, and Elias Anaissie: Adjunctive Antifungal Therapy
- Part III: Mycoses Caused by Yeasts
- 11: Jose A. Vasquez and Jack D. Sobel: Candidiasis
- 12: John W. Baddley and Wiliam E. Dismukes: Cryptococcosis
- 13: Jose A. Vasquez: Rhodotorula, Malassazia, Trichosporon, and Other Yeast-like Fungi
- Part IV: Mycoses Caused by Moulds
- 14: Thomas F. Patterson: Aspergillosis
- 15: Ashraf S. Ibrahim, John E. Edwards, and Scott G. Filler: Zygomycoses
- 16: Harrys A. Torres and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis: Hyalohyphomycoses (other than Aspergillosis and Penicilliosis)
- 17: John R. Perfect, Wiley A. Schell, and Gary M. Cox: Phaeophyphomycosis
- Part V: Mycosis Caused by Dimorphic Fungi
- 18: Carol A. Kauffman: Histoplasmosis
- 19: Robert W. Bradsher: Blastomycosis
- 20: Neil M. Ampel: Coccidioidomycosis
- 21: Angela Restrepo-Moreno: Paracoccidioidomycosis
- 22: Peter G. Pappas: Sporotrichosis
- 23: Kenrad E. Nelson and Thira Sirisanthana: Penicilliosis
- Part VI: Mycology Involving Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues
- 24: Jeff Weeks, Stephen A. Moser, and Boni E. Elewski: Superficial Cutaneous Fungal Infections
- 25: Beatriz Bustamante and Pablo E. Campos: Eumycetoma
- 26: John W. Baddley and William E. Dismukes: Chromoblastomycosis
- Part VII: Other Mycoses
- 27: Catherine F. Decker and Henry Masur: Pneumocystosis
- 28: John W. Baddley and William E. Dismukes: Miscellaneous Fungi
- Part VIII: Special Patient Populations
Summary
Clinical Mycology offers a comprehensive review of this discipline. Organized by types of fungi, this volume covers microbiologic, epidemiologic and demographic aspects of fungal infections as well as disgnostic, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive approaches. Special patient populations are also detailed.
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Clinical mycology is an area of rapid advances and changing perspectives and so it is encouraging to see this new comprehensive text covering this field . . . The volume is an excellent place of reference and is well written throughout . . . this is a very useful volume indeed to have in the library or on the laboratory reference shelf.
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Clinical mycology is an area of rapid advances and changing perspectives and so it is encouraging to see this new comprehensive text covering this field . . . The volume is an excellent place of reference and is well written throughout . . . this is a very useful volume indeed to have in the library or on the laboratory reference shelf. Microbiology Today, Vol 31
