Candida albicans, an increasingly common opportunistic pathogenic fungus, frequently
causes disease in immunodeficient but not immunocompetent hosts. Clarifying the role of …

The epidemiology and pathogenesis of invasive candidosis and aspergillosis, cryptococcal
meningitis, mucormycosis and desseminated histoplasmosis are reviewed. Particular areas …

The ability of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhGM-
CSF) to augment the fungicidal activity of human monocytes for Candida albicans was …

Candidiasis may be manifested in a variety of clinical forms including cutaneous, eg, skin
and nails; mucocutaneous, eg, oral cavity, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina; and …

Pathogenic Yeasts and Yeast Infections focuses on two major yeast genera (Candida and
Cryptococcus) and the spectrum of their respective diseases. The book examines the …

Three major phagocytic populations in the mouse were tested in vitro for killing of Candida
albicans by means of 51Cr release assay: early inflammatory peritoneal polymorphonuclear …

A review of the literature (148 references) on the interactions of fungi with
polymorphonuclear cells, monocytes and macrophages is presented. The interactions of …

Mature mononuclear phagocytes have been receiving much attention as effectors of
spontaneous candidacidal activity, although with controversial results due to differences in …

Optimal yields of pulmonary macrophages (PuM) from lavage of normal murine lungs have
been obtained by the study of several different lung lavage fluids. Approximately 1× 104 …

Separate groups of mice challenged intravenously with either the blastospore or hyphal
forms of the same strain of Candida albicans were examined for comparative mortality rates …