The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except
among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to …

Invasive mycoses pose a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Advances in
antifungal agents and diagnostic methods offer the potential for improved outcomes in …

We describe a large series of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), and the risk factors and incidence of …

ABSTRACT A multiplex PCR method was developed to identify simultaneously multiple
fungal pathogens in a single reaction. Five sets of species-specific primers were designed …

Molecular and immunologic tests promise better, faster laboratory diagnosis of aspergillosis,
but microscopy and culture remain commonly used and essential tools. Procedural changes …

Molecular approaches are now being developed to provide a more rapid and objective
identification of fungi compared to traditional phenotypic methods. Ribosomal targets …

Exploring breakthroughs in fungal detection and control, this book covers fungal
nomenclature, population instability, and phylogeny, as well as investigative research on …

The increasing incidence of opportunistic fungal infections necessitates rapid and accurate
identification of the associated fungi to facilitate optimal patient treatment. Traditional …

Background Patients with hematological malignancies who are treated with intensive
chemotherapy or who receive bone marrow transplants are exposed to an increased risk of …

The susceptibilities of nonduplicate isolates to six antifungal agents were determined for 391
blood isolates of seven Candida species, 70 clinical isolates (from blood or cerebrospinal …