Fungal Disease: An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

by Knox, Kenneth S., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781437704617
• ISBN10: 1437704611
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

In this imporatant update, the guest editors have brought together experts in fungal disease to discuss some of the most important topics in this area: histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, PCP, cryptococcosis, fungal infections in the era of biologics, Candida in the ICU, Aspergillus pulmonary syndromes, fungal disease in BMT and SOT, fungal complications of lung transplantation, Moulds, serology and Ag testing, role of BAL in rapid diagnosis, molecular testing, and overview of antifungal agents.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Overview of Antifungal Agents	p. 203
Histoplasmosis	p. 217
Blastomycosis: New Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment	p. 227
Coccidioidomycosis: A Review of Recent Advances	p. 241
Cryptococcosis: An Emerging Respiratory Mycosis	p. 253
Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Current Concepts in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment	p. 265
Invasive Fungal Infections in the Era of Biologics	p. 279
Candida in the ICU	p. 287
Fungal Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Solid-Organ Transplantation-Focus on Aspergillosis	p. 295
Unique Characterisitics of Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients	p. 307
Noninvasive Pulmonary Aspergillus Infections	p. 315
Molds: Hyalohyphomycosis, Phaeohyphomycosis, and Zygomycosis	p. 337
Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Diagnostics in Fungal Infections	p. 355
Approach to the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis and Candidiasis	p. 367
Approach to the Diagnosis of the Endemic Mycoses	p. 379
Fungal Molecular Diagnostics	p. 391
Index	p. 409
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