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Mycoses in AIDS Patients

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Hugo Vanden Bossche

    1. Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium

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  2. Donald W. R. Mackenzie

    1. Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK

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  3. Geert Cauwenbergh

    1. Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium

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  4. Jan Cutsem

    1. Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium

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  5. Edouard Drouhet

    1. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

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  6. Bertrand Dupont

    1. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introductory Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Epidemiology of AIDS and its Opportunistic Infections

      • Francis W. Chandler
      Pages 3-12

    3. Immunologic and Pathogenic Aspects of HIV Infections: Current Hypothesis

      • Dominique Dormont
      Pages 13-25

    4. Mycoses in AIDS Patients: An Overview

      • Edouard Drouhet, Bertrand Dupont
      Pages 27-53

    5. Pneumocystis Carinii: A Nomadic Taxon

      • Donald W. R. Mackenzie
      Pages 55-63

  3. Candida and Candidosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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  4. Candida and Candidosis

    1. Epidemiology of Candida Infections in Aids

      • Frank C. Odds, Jan Schmid, David R. Soll
      Pages 67-74

    2. Candidemia in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

      • Freda E. Chu, Melanie Carrow, Ann Blevins, Donald Armstrong
      Pages 75-82

    3. Immunological Aspects of Candidosis in AIDS Patients

      • David W. Warnock
      Pages 83-91

    4. Controversial Aspects of Candidiasis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

      • Jack D. Sobel
      Pages 93-100

  6. Dermatomycoses and Rare Mycoses in AIDS Patients

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Dermatophytes and Pityrosporum in AIDS Patients: Ecology and Epidemiology

      • Ch. De Vroey, M. Song
      Pages 135-140

    3. Clinical Aspects of Dermatomycoses in AIDS Patients

      • R. J. Hay
      Pages 141-146

    4. Unusual Mycoses in AIDS Patients

      • Maria Anna Viviani, Anna Maria Tortorano
      Pages 147-153

    5. Mechanism of Pathogenesis — Why are Certain Mycoses Rare in AIDS Patients?

      • H. P. R. Seeliger, K. Tintelnot
      Pages 155-160
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The World Health Organization estimates that at least five million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Of these about 100,000 are in Asia and Oceania, 500,000 in Europe, 2 million in the Americas and 2.5 million in Africa (Mann, 1989). The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is characterized by a derangement in cell-mediated immunity leading to opportunistic infections with for example Mycobacterium spp., Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium. The third symposium on "Topics in Mycology" brought together 265 experts from 32 countries to discuss the epidemiology, immmunological and pathogenetic aspects of AIDS and its opportunistic infections in general and fungal infections in particular. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is by far the commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patients. The nature and classification of P. carinii is still controversial. In search for its true taxonomic affinities an introductory paper formulates a number of key questions. Candidosis is another frequent opportunistic infection. A number of papers discuss the possibility that selective pressures may operate on Candida albicans within the AIDS population and influence its nature: this might have an impact on prophylaxis and curative and/or suppressive therapy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium

    Hugo Vanden Bossche, Geert Cauwenbergh, Jan Cutsem

  • Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK

    Donald W. R. Mackenzie

  • Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    Edouard Drouhet, Bertrand Dupont

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