Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections

• A practical guide for clinicians diagnosing and treating fungal infections
• Covers the patient approach, diagnostic tests, antifungal agents, and specific mycoses (with instructive cases)
• Thoroughly updated from the 1st edition and authored by worldwide experts

About this book

Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition is a thorough update to Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses.  Globally recognized experts are brought together again to provide the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections and basic mycology. 

This concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, antifungal agents, mycoses and instructive cases.  Ideal for patient care or as a teaching guide, the busy infectious disease, hematology, oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist will find this resource to be a practical tool for diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with fungal infections.

Reviews

“This book on the diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases focuses on specific fungal infections and reviews antifungal agents. … This book should appeal to learners who are interested in fungal infections or clinicians who treat these patients. … It will be helpful to almost any clinician who may encounter patients with fungal diseases. … It provides evidence-based, concise, and clinically relevant material in a useful format that clinicians will find helpful.” (John S. Czachor, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2015)

Table of contents (22 chapters)

·         Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections

Hospenthal, Duane R.

Pages 3-7

·         Basic Mycology

Sutton, Deanna A.

Pages 11-23

·         Diagnostic Molecular Biology

Romanelli, Anna M. (et al.)

Pages 25-36

·         Diagnostic Histopathology

Bennett, John E.

Pages 37-43

·         Diagnostic Immunology

Pfeiffer, Christopher D. (et al.)

Pages 45-64

·         Diagnostic Radiology

Hospenthal, Maria Angela C. (et al.)

Pages 65-76

·         Antifungal Agents

Lewis, Russell E. (et al.)

Pages 79-97

·         Candidiasis

Sobel, Jack D.

Pages 101-117

·         Infection Due to Non-Candidal Yeasts

Vazquez, Jose A.

Pages 119-128

·         Aspergillosis

Boucher, Helen W. (et al.)

Pages 129-140

·         Hyalohyphomycosis: Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds

Hospenthal, Duane R.

Pages 141-149

·         Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Molds

Revankar, Sanjay G.

Pages 151-157

·         Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)

Antachopoulos, Charalampos (et al.)

Pages 159-168

·         Pneumocystosis

Gigliotti, Francis (et al.)

Pages 169-174

·         Cryptococcosis

Maziarz, Eileen K. (et al.)

Pages 175-193

·         Blastomycosis

Sullivan, Donna C. (et al.)

Pages 195-204

·         Coccidioidomycosis

Johnson, Royce H. (et al.)

Pages 205-216

·         Histoplasmosis

Wheat, L. Joseph (et al.)

Pages 217-224

·         Paracoccidioidomycosis

Restrepo, Angela M. (et al.)

Pages 225-236

·         Sporotrichosis

Kauffman, Carol A.

Pages 237-244

·         Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections

Welsh, Oliverio (et al.)

Pages 245-260

·         Fungal Infections of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Entomophthoramycosis, and Lacaziosis)

Queiroz-Telles, Flavio (et al.)

Pages 261-276