Identification of Fungi in Culture 73
Mycetoma( Actinomycotic or Eumycotic) 41 Nocardiosis 43 Mucormycosis( Zygomycosis) 44 Aspergillosis 45 Miscellaneous Hyalohyphomycoses( Other than Aspergillosis) 47 Dermatophytosis( Tinea, Ringworm) 49 Tinea versicolor 50 Tinea nigra 51 Phaeohyphomycosis 52 Chromoblastomycosis 53 Sporotrichosis 54 Histoplasmosis 55 Emergomycosis 57 Talaromycosis( Penicilliosis) 58 Blastomycosis 59 Paracoccidioidomycosis 60 Lobomycosis 61 Candidiasis 62 Trichosporonosis 64 Cryptococcosis 65 Pneumocystosis 67 Protothecosis 68 Coccidioidomycosis 69 Rhinosporidiosis 70 Adiaspiromycosis 72
PART II
Identification of Fungi in Culture 73
Guide to Identification of Fungi in Culture 75 Detailed Descriptions 105
Filamentous Bacteria 107 Introduction to Filamentous Bacteria 109
TABLE 2.1 Differentiation of filamentous aerobic actinomycetes encountered in clinical specimens 110
Nocardia spp. 111 Streptomyces spp. 114 Actinomadura spp. 116 Nocardiopsis dassonvillei 117 viii CONTENTS