Fungal Pathogenesis. Principles and Clinical Applications (Mycology) by Richard Calderone.pdf

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Preface
Fungal infections in the promised host continue to be an important problem for the
clinician. Candidiasis, for example, is the fourth leading cause of hospital-acquired (or nosoco-
mial) infections in the United States. While not as frequent, Aspergillus fumigatus infections in
cancer or transplant patients, nevertheless, carry a high morbidity and mortality since the infec-
tion is often not diagnosed early enough and therapy is postponed. In AIDS patients, candidiasis,
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and osis are the mon fungal infections.
In the case of candidiasis, over 80% of AIDS patients have either oral disease or both oral and
vaginal infections. Esophagitis c