Fungal Infections and Immune Responses

Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon­ siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi. Because of the devastating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, caused by the human immunodeficiency retrovirus, it is n...

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Other Authors: Murphy, Juneann W. (Editor), Friedman, Herman (Editor), Bendinelli, Mauro (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1993, 1993
Edition:1st ed. 1993
Series:Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Superficial Fungal Infections -- 3. Dermatophytosis -- 4. Introduction to Candida: Systemic Candidiasis -- 5. Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis -- 6. Sporotrichosis -- 7. Blastomycosis -- 8. Coccidioidomycosis -- 9. Histoplasmosis -- 10. Paracoccidioidomycosis -- 11. Cryptococcosis -- 12. Chromoblastomycosis -- 13. Mycotic Mycetoma -- 14. Pseudallescheriasis -- 15. Aspergillosis -- 16. Phaeohyphomycosis -- 17. Fungal Allergy -- 18. Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host: Clinical Syndromes and Diagnosis -- 19. Immunochemistry of Fungal Antigens (Part A): Primary Dimorphic Pathogens -- 20. Immunochemistry of Fungal Antigens (Part B): Opportunitistic Pathogens -- 21. Mycotoxins: Toxic Metabolites of Fungi -- 22. Mushroom Poisoning -- 23. Modulators of Immune Responses to Fungi -- 24. Nocardial Infections 
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520 |a Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon­ siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi. Because of the devastating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, caused by the human immunodeficiency retrovirus, it is now accepted that suppressed immune responses, especially cellular immu­ nity, are important contributors to increased individual susceptibility to opportunistic infections-including infections caused by fungi which were at one time thought to be very lowly or nonpathogenic. Within the last few years, there has been an almost explosive increase in interest and studies concerning the nature and mechanisms of the immune response to fungal infections. Many immunologists who are not well versed in mycology have begun to study the nature and mechanisms of antifungal immunity using a wide variety of newer as well as more conventional immunologic technologies, both in vivo and in vitro. Up to the 1980s, however, there was little interest among basic immunologists concerning fungal immunity. This situation has changed dramatically in the past half decade, mainly because of AIDS.