RT Book, Section
A1 Chamilos, Georgios
A1 Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E.
A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A2 Pack, Allan I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1195015711
T1 Aspergillus, Candida, and Other Opportunistic Pulmonary Mycoses
T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473988
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195015711
RD 2025/04/27
AB Pulmonary  mycoses,  mainly  caused  by  Aspergillus,  Mucorales,  and  other  saprophytic  molds  are  emerging  diseases  in  the  rapidly  expanding  population  of  immunocompromised  patients.  These  opportunistic  fungal  pathogens  cause  a  spectrum  of  pulmonary  diseases  depending  on  the  severity  of  the  underlying  immunodeficiency.  In  particular,  invasive  mold  infections  are  associated  with  considerable  mortality  despite  appropriate  antifungal  therapy.  Apart  from  improvements  in  establishment  of  timely  diagnosis  of  pulmonary  mycoses  with  establishment  of  non-culture-based  diagnostic  methods,  there  is  a  need  to  dissect  the  underlying  mechanisms  of  immunopathogenesis  in  order  to  develop  host  directed  therapies.