Medical mycology has always been somewhat overshadowed by bacteriology, and if judged
simply by volume will never reach the status of its big sister in the field of infectious diseases …

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As long ago as 1665 thrush was recorded as being a fatal disease; this was at a time when
Robert Hooke was describing for the first time the microscopic appearance of fungi [1]. While …

In the late 1970s the options for systemic antifungal therapy doubled with the addition of
intravenous miconazole and oral ketoconazole to the two previously available agents …

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive but insightful examination of antifungal
therapy in the changing clinical milieu of modern medicine. It is an update from the original …

Although the existence of fungi dates back a billion years, the history of medical mycology
and human mycoses as reviewed by Espinel-Ingroff began in the early 19th century in Italy …

The high rates of morbidity and mortality caused by fungal infections are associated with the
current limited antifungal arsenal and the high toxicity of the compounds. Additionally …

In the history of discoveries of fungal pathogens, the nineteenth century has witnessed two
important events. The causal organism of a silkworm disease, muscardine, a fungus named …

Recent investigations have yielded both profound insights into the mechanisms required by
pathogenic fungi for virulence within the human host, as well as novel potential targets for …

Several new antifungal agents are currently in various stages of development. This is
promising, as there is a continued need for new agents to treat invasive fungal infections …