Medical Mycology and Fungal Disease — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Fungal cell biology, ergosterol, glycan wall, thermal dimorphism, endemic mycoses (Histoplasma, Coccidioides), Candida auris, Aspergillus and Mucormycosis.

What it covers

1. 1. Fungal Cell Biology, Ergosterol and the Cell Wall
2. 2. Fungal Morphologies and the Phenomenon of Thermal Dimorphism
3. 3. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses: Dermatophytes and Sporotrichosis
4. 4. Endemic Systemic Mycoses Caused by Dimorphic Fungi
5. 5. Candida albicans, Non-albicans Species and the Global Alert for Candida auris
6. 6. Aspergillus (Angioinvasion) and Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis
7. 7. Cryptococcus neoformans and Pneumocystis jirovecii
8. 8. Recognizing the Fungus in Tissue
9. 9. WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List and New Names
10. 10. Emerging Threats and Treatment Update
11. 11. Reasoned Clinical Cases
12. 12. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
13. 13. References and Sources for Further Reading