Mycoses in AIDS Patients

Introductory Papers.- Epidemiology of AIDS and Its Opportunistic Infections.- Immunologic and Pathogenic Aspects of HIV Infections: Current Hypothesis.- Mycoses in AIDS Patients. An Overview.- Pneumocystis carinii: A Nomadic Taxon.- Candida, and Candidosis in AIDS Patients.- Epidemiology of Candida Infections in AIDS.- Candidemia in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.- Immunological Aspects of Candidosis in AIDS Patients.- Controversial Aspects of Candidiasis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.- Cryptococcosis.- Ecology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Prevalence of Its Two Varieties in AIDS and Non-AIDS Associated Cryptococcosis.- Clinical Aspects of Cryptococcosis in Patients with AIDS.- Immunological Aspects of Cryptococcosis in AIDS Patients.- Dermatomycoses and Rare Mycoses in AIDS Patients.- Dermatophytes and Pityrosporum in AIDS Patients.- Clinical Aspects of Dermatomycoses in AIDS Patients.- Unusual Mycoses in AIDS Patients.- Mechanism of Pathogenesis- Why Are Certain Mycoses Rare in AIDS Patients?.- Dimorphic Fungi.- Histoplasma in AIDS Patients.- Coccidioides immitis in AIDS Patients.- The Major Endemic Mycoses in the Setting of AIDS: Clinical Manifestations.- Immunological Aspects of Dimorphic Fungi in AIDS.- Chemotherapy.- Current Status and Perspectives of Antifungal Therapy.- Fungal Models in Immunocompromised Animals.- Mode of Action of Antifungals of Use in Immunocompromised Patients. Focus on Candida glabrata and Histoplasma capsulatum.- Pharmacokinetics of Antifungals.- Skin Candidosis in AIDS Patients. Effects of Ketoconazole and Itraconazole. Focus on Tissue Levels.- The Modern Revolution in Antifungal Drug Therapy.- Treatment of Candidosis in AIDS Patients.- Cryptococcal Meningitis in AIDS Patients- A Pilot Study of Fluconazole Therapy in 52 Patients.- Oral Itraconazole Therapy of Cryptococcal Meningitis and Cryptococcosis in Patients with AIDS.- Treatment of Dermatomycosis in AIDS Patients.