Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2015) Infectious Disease Series

Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition is a thorough update to Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses.  Globally recognized experts are brought together again to provide the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections and basic mycology.  This concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, antifungal agents, mycoses and instructive cases.  Ideal for patient care or as a teaching guide, the busy infectious disease, hematology, oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist will find this resource to be a practical tool for diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with fungal infections.

Part One         Approach to Patients

Chapter 1        Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections

Part Two        Laboratory and Radiological Diagnosis

Chapter 2        Basic Mycology

Chapter 3        Diagnostic Molecular Biology

Chapter 4        Diagnostic Histopathology

Chapter 5        Diagnostic Immunology

Chapter 6        Diagnostic Radiology

Part Three     Antifungal Agents

Chapter 7        Antifungal Agents

Part Four       Mycoses

Chapter 8        Candidiasis

Chapter 9        Infection Due to non-Candidal Yeasts

Chapter 10      Aspergillosis

Chapter 11      Hyalohyphomycosis - Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds

Chapter 12      Phaeohyphomycosis - Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Moulds

Chapter 13      Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)

Chapter 14      Pneumocystosis

Chapter 15      Cryptococcosis

Chapter 16      Blastomycosis

Chapter 17      Coccidioidomycosis

Chapter 18      Histoplasmosis

Chapter 19      Paracoccidioidomycosis

Chapter 20      Sporotrichosis

Chapter 21      Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections

Chapter 22      Fungal Infections of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma,                                            Entomophthoramycosis and Lacaziosis)

Part Five        Instructive Cases

                        Instructive Cases

                        Instructive Cases Discussion

Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

drhospenthal@gmail.com

Michael G. Rinald, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Retired)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

mrinaldi@satx.rr.com

A practical guide for clinicians diagnosing and treating fungal infections

Covers the patient approach, diagnostic tests, antifungal agents, and specific mycoses (with instructive cases)

Thoroughly updated from the 1st edition and authored by worldwide experts

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras