Fungal Infection (E-Book) von Malcolm D. Richardson

Preface to the fourth edition xxvi

Preface to the first edition xxviii

Acknowledgements xxix

1 Introduction 1

2 Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection 12

3 Antifungal drugs 32

4 Dermatophytosis 91

5 Superficial candidosis 121

6 Other cutaneous fungal infections 138

7 Mould infections of nails 151

8 Keratomycosis 156

9 Otomycosis 162

10 Aspergillosis 166

11 Invasive candidosis 201

12 Cryptococcosis 236

13 Mucormycosis 253

14 Pneumocystosis 264

15 Blastomycosis 277

16 Coccidioidomycosis 288

17 Histoplasmosis 304

18 Paracoccidioidomycosis 322

19 Chromoblastomycosis 332

20 Entomophthoromycosis 338

21 Mycetoma 344

22 Sporotrichosis 352

23 Hyalohyphomycosis 362

24 Penicillium marneffei infection 376

25 Phaeohyphomycosis 383

26 Other invasive yeast infections 396

27 Unusual fungal and pseudofungal infections 405

Select bibliography 419

Index 421

This highly acclaimed book has been extensively revised and updated throughout to ensure all drug and dosage recommendations are accurate and in agreement with current guidelines. A new chapter on infections caused byPneumocystis jirovecii has been added. The book has been designed to enable rapid information retrieval and to help clinicians make informed decisions about diagnosis and patient management. Each chapter concludes with a list of recent key publications which have been carefully selected to facilitate efficient access to further information on specific aspects of fungal infections.

Clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, as well as dermatologists, hematologists and oncologists, can depend on this contemporary text for authoritative information and the background necessary to understand fungal infections.

David W. Warnock - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia