Human Fungal Pathogens (eBook)

Basics of Fungal Virulence1             From Commensal to Pathogen: Candida albicansA. Whittington, N.A.R. Gow, and B. Hube2             Aspergillus fumigatus: Saprotroph to PathogenE. Bignell3             Systems Biology Approaches to Understand and Predict Fungal VirulenceL. Tierney, K. Tyc, E. Klipp, and K. Kuchler Immune Response to Fungal Infections4             Receptor-Ligand Interactions in Fungal InfectionsS.E. Hardison and G.D. Brown5             Macrophages in the Immune Response against CryptococcusR.J. Evans and R.C. May6             T Cell Responses in Fungal InfectionsC. Cunha, F. Aversa, L. Romani and A. Carvalho7             Molecular Mechanisms of Histoplasma PathogenesisC.A. Rappleye8             Visualizing Immune Responses in Fungal Infections – Established and Novel MethodsM. Hasenberg, S. Krappmann and M. Gunzer9             Mucosal Immunology in Candida albicans InfectionG. Weindl, J.R. Naglik, D.L. Moyes, and M. Schaller Clinical Presentations and Epidemiology of Fungal Infections10          Invasive Aspergillosis in the Intensive Care UnitW. Meersseman 11          Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumocystis OutbreaksP.M. Hauser and J.A. Kovacs12          Infections Caused by MucoralesC.B. Moore and M.D. Richardson13          Diagnostics of Fungal InfectionsB. Willinger, D. Kienzl, and O. Kurzai Treatment of Fungal Infections14          Therapeutic Strategies in Fungal InfectionsM.J.G.T. Vehreschild, K. Wahlers and O.A. Cornely15          Antifungal PharmacokineticsF. Farowski and O.A. Cornely