Download or read book Mycoses in AIDS Patients written by Geert Cauwenbergh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Health Organization estimates that at least five million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Of these about 100,000 are in Asia and Oceania, 500,000 in Europe, 2 million in the Americas and 2.5 million in Africa (Mann, 1989). The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is characterized by a derangement in cell-mediated immunity leading to opportunistic infections with for example Mycobacterium spp., Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium. The third symposium on "Topics in Mycology" brought together 265 experts from 32 countries to discuss the epidemiology, immmunological and pathogenetic aspects of AIDS and its opportunistic infections in general and fungal infections in particular. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is by far the commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patients. The nature and classification of P. carinii is still controversial. In search for its true taxonomic affinities an introductory paper formulates a number of key questions. Candidosis is another frequent opportunistic infection. A number of papers discuss the possibility that selective pressures may operate on Candida albicans within the AIDS population and influence its nature: this might have an impact on prophylaxis and curative and/or suppressive therapy.
Download or read book Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV AIDS written by Yu-Ye Li and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces a number of HIV/AIDS cases with mucocutaneous lesions. HIV/AIDS can manifest a variety of skin lesions due to immunological disorder, opportunistic infections and tumors always occur primarily with skin lesions. The cases included in this book reflect the diseases spectrum and evolution of mucocutaneous lesions at different stages before and after AIDS antiretroviral therapy (ART) as well. This book consists of nine chapters, including fungal, viral, bacterial, parasitic, neoplastic, inflammatory diseases, syphilis and ART-induced diseases, etc. More than 300 cases and 600 photos of representative and important clinical significances are selected, showing the different clinical characteristics of the same disease under different immune status. Clinical photos are combined with clear and concise medical history along with the discussion on it, by which the readers can understand why skin lesions can be used as the early diagnostic clues to HIV/AIDS infection. Moreover, every chapter summarizes the similarity and characteristics of each type of skin diseases, which outlines and explains why they are AIDS-related mucocutaneous lesions.
Download or read book Clinical Practice of Medical Mycology in Asia written by Arunaloke Chakrabarti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-16 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the unique epidemiology of fungal infections in Asia, illustrating that the situation in these countries is different from that in Western countries in terms of the causative species, natural history and management strategies. Asia, the world’s largest continent and home to more than half the global population, has conditions that favor the growth of many fungi, including a number of unique species. Further, socio-economic conditions such as overcrowding, compromised health care facilities and lack of awareness add to the morbidity and mortality due to fungal diseases in this part of the world. Since the majority of Asian countries do not have good diagnostic mycology laboratories, antifungal management is often based on experience. The limited data from Asian countries suggest a very high incidence of fungal infections. This book addresses epidemiology of fungal infections in general and specific populations of Asia, fungal allergy, and diagnosis and management in resource-limited environments. The book is must read for busy clinicians, microbiologists and critical care providers.
Download or read book Fungal Infections in the Compromised Patient written by David W. Warnock and published by . This book was released on 1991-04-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opportunistic fungal infections, such as cryptococcosis and mucosal forms of candidosis, have since emerged as major problems in AIDS patients. Classical infections, such as histoplasmosis and the dermatophytoses, have appeared in modified forms in these individuals. Much else besides has changed - the use of more intensive chemotherapeutic regimens has contributed to a rising incidence of serious fungal infection among cancer patients. On the other hand, more sophisticated management of immunosuppression has resulted in fewer infectious complications among organ transplant recipients. Improved methods of diagnosis and new antifungal drugs have appeared, but an ever-increasing number of new fungal pathogens have been isolated from immunosuppressed patients. The aim of this monograph is to bring together in a single account the clinical, mycological, immunological and therapeutic aspects of the different fungal infections that occur in the compromised patient. The opening chapter outlines the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of fungal infection, followed by a chapter focusing on the factors that predispose the compromised patient to fungal infection. This chapter also gathers together certain aspects of management, such as empirical treatment and prevention of infection. Individual chapters deal in turn with each of the more frequent infections that occur in the compromised patient and an additional chapter brings together information on a number of the less common infections that have been reported. There is a new chapter describing the manifestations of the various superficial infections in the compromised host. The final chapter reviews the serological methods used in the diagnosis of fungal infection.
Download or read book Real World Evidence on the Burden of Illness Experienced by HIV Patients with Systemic Mycoses written by RHONDA SCHREIBER and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)Real world evidence on the burden of illness experienced by HIV patients with systemic mycoses Authors: Anna Forsythe, PharmD; 1* Jaclyn Hearnden, MSc; 1 Gareth Lewis, PhD; 2 Rhonda Schreiber BSCN, MSSL2*1.tPurple Squirrel Economics, New York NY, USA2.tMayne Pharma, Raleigh NC, USA* Presenting authorObjectives: As systemic mycoses are commonly opportunistic infections and immunocompromised patients are disproportionately affected, we investigated the burden of illness experienced by HIV-positive patients with systemic mycoses.Methods: Electronic medical records from over 34 million patients in 30 US hospital institutions were queried and patients with mycoses including aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis were identified via ICD-10 codes. Three mutually exclusive cohorts were established consisting of 1. Systemic mycoses patients who had neither HIV nor another form of immunosuppression (immunosuppressant treatment, transplants, cancers), 2. HIV-positive patients with systemic mycoses, or 3. HIV-positive patients without systemic mycoses. Proportions of patients experiencing constitutional symptoms were evaluated. The rate of symptoms was accounted during six months from initial treatment with antifungal medications for cohorts 1 and 2 or initial HIV diagnosis for cohort 3. The proportion of patients in each cohort who experienced each symptom was determined and two comparisons were performed using two-tailed t-tests (95% percent confidence limits): Cohort 1 versus Cohort 2; and Cohort 2 versus Cohort 3. Results: A search conducted on 26 October 2017 spanning five years identified 11,619 patients with systemic mycoses who were treated with antifungals. Of these patients, Cohort 1 (N=2370) and Cohort 2 (N=532) were established. Systemic mycoses patients with and without HIV-positive status had similar mean ages (HIV+: 50 vs. No HIV: 52) but dissimilar proportions of white (HIV+:44% vs. No HIV: 65%) and male (HIV+: 79% vs. No HIV: 51%) patients. Cohort 3 (N=91275) included HIV-positive patients without systemic mycoses. The rates of constitutional symptoms experienced by HIV-positive patients with systemic mycoses were significantly greater than those experienced by systemic mycoses patients not diagnosed with HIV (>260% increase, p 0.001 for all comparisons). The symptomatic burden experienced by HIV-positive patients with systemic mycoses also significantly exceeded the burden on HIV-positive patients without systemic mycoses (180%, p
Download or read book Antifungal Therapy written by Mahmoud Ghannoum and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise one-stop-practical reference for the various physicians dealing with fungal infections, Antifungal Therapy appeals to infectious disease physicians, transplant surgeons, dermatologists, and intensivists, as well as basic scientists and pharmaceutical company researchers interested in the state of antifungal therapy. This book provides a c
Download or read book Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Disseminated Histoplasmosis Among People Living with HIV written by Pan American Pan American Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease is highly endemic in some regions of North America, Central America, and South America and is also reported in certain countries of Asia and Africa. It often affects people with impaired immunity, including people living with HIV, among whom the most frequent clinical presentation is disseminated histoplasmosis. The symptoms of disseminated histoplasmosis are non-specific and may be indistinguishable from those of other infectious diseases, especially disseminated tuberculosis (TB), thus complicating diagnosis and treatment. Histoplasmosis is one of the most frequent opportunistic infections caused by fungal pathogens among people living with HIV in the Americas and may be responsible for 5-15% of AIDS-related deaths every year in this Region. These guidelines aim to provide recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of disseminated histoplasmosis in persons living with HIV. Although the burden of disease is concentrated in the Americas, the recommendations presented within these guidelines are applicable globally. These guidelines were produced in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) handbook for guideline development. The Guideline Development Group elaborated the final recommendations based on a systematic review of scientific literature and critical evaluation of the evidence available using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. These guidelines are intended for health-care providers, HIV program managers, policy-makers, national treatment advisory boards, researchers, and other professionals involved in caring for people who either have or may be at risk of developing disseminated histoplasmosis.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection written by Malcolm D. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-12 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in a convenient and practical format, the major features of fungal infections in humans, providing visual information for each pathogen and the infections they cause. The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapter the clinical manifestations and management sections have been revised and updated to include recently developed antifungal drugs. New sections include; Emerging yeast and filamentous fungal pathogens Antifungal susceptibility testing Antifungal assays Molecular methods in medical mycology Mycological aspects of the indoor environment. Medical Mycology lends itself to illustration and as such there are over 40 additional images in this edition. Recent references have been added and the list of online resources has been updated. This Guide presents a succinct account of the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of fungal infections world-wide. It is an ideal publication for those who encounter fungal infections as part of their everyday practice, including medical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists and general practitioners.
Download or read book Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850 2000 written by A. Homei and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY license. The narrative of 20th-century medicine is the conquering of acute infectious diseases and the rise in chronic, degenerative diseases. The history of fungal infections does not fit this picture. This book charts the path of fungal infections from the mid 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century.
Download or read book First WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of the list is to help countries develop or update their national essential diagnostics lists, raise awareness and political will, guide procurement and regulation policies and improve access to the most important in vitro diagnostics that all countries need to make available to their populations, particularly in low-resourced countries. It will also contribute towards health systems strengthening and realizing universal health coverage.
Download or read book Fungal Infections in AIDS Patients Report from the 61st Cojoint Meeting on Infectious Diseases Spring 1994 written by Medicine Group and published by Mississauga, Ont. : Medicine Group. This book was released on 1994 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology written by Christopher C. Kibbler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology is a comprehensive reference text which brings together the science and medicine of human fungal disease. Written by a leading group of international authors to bring a global expertise, it is divided into sections that deal with the principles of mycology, the organisms, a systems based approach to management, fungal disease in specific patient groups, diagnosis, and treatment. The detailed clinical chapters take account of recent international guidelines on the management of fungal disease. With chapters covering recent developments in taxonomy, fungal genetics and other 'omics', epidemiology, pathogenesis, and immunology, this textbook is well suited to aid both scientists and clinicians. The extensive illustrations, tables, and in-depth coverage of topics, including discussion of the non-infective aspects of allergic and toxin mediated fungal disease, are designed to aid the understanding of mechanisms and pathology, and extend the usual approach to fungal disease. This textbook is essential reading for microbiologists, research scientists, infectious diseases clinicians, respiratory physicians, and those managing immunocompromised patients. Part of the Oxford Textbook in Infectious Disease and Microbiology series, it is also a useful companion text for students and trainees looking to supplement mycology courses and microbiology training.
Download or read book Clinical Mycology written by William E. Dismukes and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the field of infectious diseases, medical mycology has experienced significant growth over the last decade. Invasive fungal infections have been increasing in many patient populations, including: those with AIDS; transplant recipients; and the elderly. As these populations grow, so does the diversity of fungal pathogens. Paralleling this development, there have been recent launches of several new antifungal drugs and therapies. Clinical Mycology offers a comprehensive review of this discipline. Organized by types of fungi, this volume covers microbiologic, epidemiologic and demographic aspects of fungal infections as well as diagnostic, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive approaches. Special patient populations are also detailed.
Download or read book Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses written by Duane R. Hospenthal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-29 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses brings together globally-recognized mycoses experts to guide readers in the use of current knowledge in the field of medical mycology to manage those who suffer from fungal infections (mycoses). Often, diagnostic strategies and tests, including basic and directed culturing techniques, histopathology with standard and special stains, serological methods, and radiological studies all need to be considered and commonly combined to make the diagnosis of fungal infection. This volume first introduces and reviews these tools separately and then as they pertain to specific infections or groups of diseases. The volume consists of four parts. Parts I-III provide an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and part IV presents the human mycoses. Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses is meant to be a concise text that will provide the busy infectious disease, hematology–oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist a practical tool to diagnose and manage fungal infections. In addition, the depth of the material in the text will provide these and other medical specialists and trainees an excellent reference and learning resource.
Download or read book Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses written by Duane R. Hospenthal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses brings together globally-recognized mycoses experts to guide readers in the use of current knowledge in the field of medical mycology to manage those who suffer from fungal infections (mycoses). Often, diagnostic strategies and tests, including basic and directed culturing techniques, histopathology with standard and special stains, serological methods, and radiological studies all need to be considered and commonly combined to make the diagnosis of fungal infection. This volume first introduces and reviews these tools separately and then as they pertain to specific infections or groups of diseases. The volume consists of four parts. Parts I-III provide an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and part IV presents the human mycoses. Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses is meant to be a concise text that will provide the busy infectious disease, hematology–oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist a practical tool to diagnose and manage fungal infections. In addition, the depth of the material in the text will provide these and other medical specialists and trainees an excellent reference and learning resource.
Download or read book Fungal Infection written by Malcolm D. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, 4th Edition is a concise and up-to-date guide to the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of superficial, subcutaneous and systemic fungal infections. 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 by Pneumocystis 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.
Download or read book Antifungal Agents written by Ernst M. Jucker and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of PDR SPECIAL TOPICS contains five review articles, covering nearly the entire field of fungal diseases in humans as well as therapeutic approaches. The main emphasis of the book lies in antifungal therapy: the most relevant information on the present state of the art of antifungal chemotherapy for dermatomycoses, subcutaneous and invasive mycoses is summarized, and open questions and unsolved problems are presented. The book is ideal for both the practitioner as well as advanced student.
