Fig. 19.1 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis yeast cell surrounded by multiple budding daughter blastoconidia (“pilot’s wheel”) Fig. 19.2 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in tissues. Note abundant round to oval yeast cells enclosed in a…
Fig. 18.1 Hematoxylin and eosin stain of yeast in macrophages Epidemiology Histoplasmosis is most commonly reported to occur in and around the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys of the USA,…
Order Family Genus Species causing human disease Mucorales Mucoraceae Lichtheimia L. corymbifera Apophysomyces A. elegans Mucor M. circinelloides, M. ramosissimus, M. racemosus, M. hiemalis, M. rouxianus Rhizomucor R. pusillus Rhizopus…
Clinical syndrome Commonly associated fungi Therapy Onychomycosis Onychocola, Alternaria Itraconazole or terbinafine Subcutaneous nodules Exophiala, Alternaria, Phialophora Surgery ± itraconazole or voriconazole Keratitis Curvularia, Bipolaris, Exserohilum, Lasiodiplodia Topical natamycin ±…
Genus/Species AmB Itraconazole Voriconazole Posaconazole Anidulafungin Caspofungin Micafungin Ref. Fusarium spp. F. oxysporum F. solani ++ ++ + + + + ++b ++++ + ++ ++ + 0 ND ND…
Trichosporon T. asahii (T. beigelii) T. inkin T. mucoides Saccharomyces S. cerevisiae S. boulardii Rhodotorula R. mucilaginosa (rubra) R. glutinis Malassezia M. furfur M. pachydermati Blastoschizomyces capitatus (Geotrichum capitatum, Trichosporon…
Fig. 3.1 The relationship between yield, number of steps, and type of fungal template preparation method. The greatest yield comes from laborious methods that require numerous steps, including organic extractions….
Fig. 10.1 Microscopic morphology of Aspergillus fumigatus showing a single role of phialides (uniseriate) bearing smooth conidia in a columnar fashion. (Courtesy of www.doctorfungus.org) Table 10.1 Characteristics of common Aspergillus…
Fig. 14.1 Silver-stained bronchoalveolar lavage specimen showing characteristic clusters of Pneumocystis cysts As noted above, the host-species specificity of Pneumocystis has led some to propose the division of Pneumocystis carinii…
Fluconazole Itraconazole Flucytosine Amphotericin B Voriconazole Posaconazole Echinocandins Candida species C. albicans S S S S S S S C. tropicalis S S S S S S S C….
