The first textbook of mycology ever to focus on the management of patients with fungal infections, Clinical Mycology represents an expert, authoritative examination of clinical problem-solving approaches to diagnosis and management.

It offers specific recommendations for understanding, controlling, and preventing fungal infections based on underlying principles of epidemiology and infection control policy, pathogenesis, immunology, histopathology, and laboratory diagnosis and antifungal therapy.

The book also covers etiologic agents of disease, fungal infections in special hosts such as pediatric patients and patients with cancer or HIV, infections of the organ systems, and more. Extensive illustrations, tables, and photographs throughout the book highlight its clinical context and enhance the reader's understanding of the subject.

Contents
I. Introduction
General Principles, including Diagnosis
1. The Epidemiology of Fungal Infections
Fungal Pathogenesis
Immunology
The Laboratory and Clinical Mycology
Histopathology of Fungal Infections
Radiology of Fungal Infections
Antifungal Therapy
New Concepts in Therapy, including Immune Modulators
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III The Organisms

Candida
Cryptococcus
Infections Caused by Non-Candida, Non-Cryptococcus Yeasts
D. Aspergillus
Zygomycetes
Fusarium and Other Hyaline Hyphomycetes
Dematiaceous Fungi
Endemic/Dimorphic Pathogens
Dermatophytes
Unusual Pathogens
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IV Clinical Syndromes/Organ Systems

Fungal Infections in the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients
Fungal Infections in the Organ Transplant Recipient
General Considerations in Surgery
Oral Fungal Infections
Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses
Fungal Infection of Bone and Joint
Fungal Infections of the Genitourinary Tract
Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections of the Respiratory Tract
Central Nervous System Infection
Hematogenously Disseminated Fungal Infections
Ocular Infection
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VI Special Considerations

Fungal Infections in Pediatric Patients
Geographic Travel and Occupational Mycology
Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacoeconomic Considerations
Mycotoxins and Human Disease