Description
Book SynopsisThis book endeavours to demystify medical mycology and provide simple and practical information on managing infections. It provides information to medical students, microbiologists, clinicians and intensive care specialists, and includes expert opinions on the management of subcutaneous, pulmonary and CNS fungal infections as well as management of fungal infections in specific clinical scenarios such as transplant recipients and neutropenic patients.
- Incorporates recent technological advances in diagnosing fungal infections.
- Discusses the mechanism of action, dosage, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, drug interactions, and resistance mechanisms of all antifungals in current use in pharmacology section.
- Includes in-depth description of cardinal manifestations, typical symptoms, physical signs and differential diagnosis of specific fungal infections in all chapters.
- Treatment algorithms, figures and tables allow a practical approach to management of the patients.
- Emphasis on imparting practical knowledge in a concise, easy and highly readable manner.
- Cites the all relevant updated clinical guidelines.
- Includes expert opinions on management of subcutaneous, pulmonary and central nervous system (CNS) fungal infections as well as management in specific clinical scenarios including transplant recipients and neutropenia.
- Provides emerging frontiers in the field of mycology.
Table of ContentsSection 1 Introduction
1Introduction to mycology- structure and classification of fungi
Section 2 Diagnosis of Fungal Infection
2Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
3Conventional methods for direct examination of fungi
4Fungal culture
5Serodiagnosis in mycology
6Molecular methods for diagnosis of fungal infections
7Radiodiagnosis of systemic fungal infections-an organ based approach
Section 3 Antifungal Drugs
8Antifungal agents Classification
9Azoles
10Aphotericin B
11Echinocandins
12Flucytosine
13 Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
14Antifungal resistance
Section 4 Specific Fungal Infection
15Candidiasis
16Cryptococcosis
17 Aspergillosis
18Mucormycosis
19Pneumocystis jiroveci
20Histoplasmosis
21Blastomycosis
22Coccidioidomycosis
23Paracoccioidomycosis
24Mycetoma
25Penicilliosis/Talaromycosis
26Chromoblastomycosis
27 Sporotrichosis
28 Lobomycosis
29Phaeohymycosis
30Hyalohyphomycosis
Section 5 Invasive Fungal Infections
31 Invasive Fungal Infections- Definitions
32 Invasive Cutaneous Fungal Infections
33 Invasive Fungal Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient
34 Post Renal Transplant Fungal Infections
35Fungal Diseases of the Lung
36Fungal Infections of Central Nervous System
Section 6 New Frontiers in Mycology
37New frontiers in mycology-vaccines, immunotherapy and new antifungals
