Description
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. Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD Adjunct Professor of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX drhospenthal@gmail.com Michael G. Rinald, PhD Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Retired) University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX mrinaldi@satx.rr.com Part One Approach to Patients Chapter 1 Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections Part Two Laboratory and Radiological Diagnosis Chapter 2 Basic Mycology Chapter 3 Diagnostic Molecular Biology Chapter 4 Diagnostic Histopathology Chapter 5 Diagnostic Immunology Chapter 6 Diagnostic Radiology Part Three Antifungal Agents Chapter 7 Antifungal Agents Part Four Mycoses Chapter 8 Candidiasis Chapter 9 Infection Due to non-Candidal Yeasts Chapter 10 Aspergillosis Chapter 11 Hyalohyphomycosis – Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds Chapter 12 Phaeohyphomycosis – Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Moulds Chapter 13 Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis) Chapter 14 Pneumocystosis Chapter 15 Cryptococcosis Chapter 16 Blastomycosis Chapter 17 Coccidioidomycosis Chapter 18 Histoplasmosis Chapter 19 Paracoccidioidomycosis Chapter 20 Sporotrichosis Chapter 21 Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections Chapter 22 Fungal Infections of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Entomophthoramycosis and Lacaziosis) Part Five Instructive Cases Instructive Cases Instructive Cases Discussion
