Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections

Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMHSan Antonio Infectious Diseases Consultants, San Antonio, TX,Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, andClinical Professor, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USAMichael G. Rinaldi, PhD (deceased)Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Retired), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USAThomas J. Walsh, MD, PhD (Hon), FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM,Founding Director, Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics, Richmond, VA, Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, andAdjunct Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

• Preface.- In Memoriam - Michael G. Rinaldi.- In Memoriam - Deanna Sutton.- In Memoriam - Ángela Restrepo Moreno.- Part I: Approach to Patients.- Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections.- Part II: Laboratory and Radiological Diagnosis.- Basic Mycology.- Molecular Taxonomy.- Diagnostic Molecular Mycology.- Diagnostic Histopathology.- Diagnostic Immunology.- Diagnostic Radiology.- Part III: Systemic Antifungal Agents.- Systemic Antifungal Agents.- Part IV: Mycoses.- Candidiasis.- Infection Due to Non-Candidal Yeasts.- Aspergillosis.- Hyalohyphomycosis—Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds.- Phaeohyphomycosis—Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Moulds.- Mucormycosis.- Pneumocystosis.- Cryptococcosis.- Blastomycosis.- Coccidioidomycosis.- Emergomycosis.- Histoplasmosis.- Paracoccidioidomycosis.- Sporotrichosis.- Talaromycosis.- Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections.- Fungal Infectious of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Entomophthoramycosis and Lobomycosis).- Instructive Cases.- Instructive Cases Discussion.