Medically Important Fungi - Tabla de contenido

Contents

List of Tables xvii P reface to the Seventh Edition xix Preface to the First Edition xxi Acknowledgments xxiii About the Authors xxv

Basics 1

How To Use the Guide 3 Use of Reference Laboratories and Regulations for Transport 5 Safety Precautions 11 Taxonomy and Nomenclature 13

PART I

Direct Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens 15

Introduction 17 Histological Terminology 21 Tissue Reactions to Fungal Infection 25 Stains 29

TABLE 1.1 Histochemical stains for fungi and / or filamentous bacteria in tissue 30

Guide to Interpretation of Direct Microscopic Examination 33 Detailed Descriptions 39

Actinomycosis 40 vii