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Collection of specimens for fungal identification -- General guidelines for sample collection -- Cutaneous mycoses -- Subcutaneous mycoses -- Systemic mycoses -- Other common mycoses -- Opportunistic mycoses -- Aquatic fungal-like infections -- Filamentous bacterial infections -- Submission of specimens for fungal identification -- Selection -- Collection -- Description -- Transport -- General diagnostic procedures -- General precautions -- Direct microscopic examination of specimens -- Specific mounts and stains.
Lactophenol cotton blue (lpcb) -- Potassium hydroxide (koh) -- India ink -- Gram stain -- Kinyoun acid-fast stain -- Giemsa stain -- Culture of specimens -- Culture media -- Culture techniques -- Commercial identification systems -- Dermatophyte test media (dtm) -- Yeast identification systems -- Fungal agents of veterinary significance -- Cutaneous mycoses -- Dermatophytes (microsporum and trichophyton) description -- Microsporum canis -- Microsporum gypseum -- Trichophyton mentagrophytes -- Trichophyton verrucosum -- Trichophyton equinum.
Speciments to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of microsporum and trichophyton --Appearance of microsporum and trichophyton spp. in culture -- Microsporum canis -- Microsporum gypseum -- Trichophyton mentagrophytes -- Trichophyton verrucosum -- Trichophyton equinum -- Treatment of dermatophytosis (ringworm) -- Dermatophilus congolensis -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of dermatophilus congolensis -- Appearance of dermatophilus congolensis in culture -- Treatment of dermatophilosis -- Subcutaneous mycoses.
Entomophthorales -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of entomophthorales -- Appearance of conidiobolus coronatus in culture -- Treatment of entomophthoromycosis -- Rhinosporidium seeberi -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of rhinosporidium seeberi -- Treatment of rhinosporidiosis -- Sporothrix schenckii -- Description.
Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of sporothrix schenckii -- Appearance of sporothrix schenckii in culture -- Treatment of sporotrichosis -- Systemic mycoses -- Aspergillus fumigatus; aspergillus flavus -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of aspergillus spp -- Appearance of aspergillus spp. in culture -- Aspergillus fumigatus -- Aspergillus flavus -- Treatment of aspergillosis.
Blatomyces dermatitidis -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of blastomyces dermatitidis -- Appearance of blastomyces dermatitidis in culture -- Treatment of blastomycosis -- Histoplasma capsulatum -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of histoplasma capsulatum -- Appearance of histoplasma capsulatum in culture -- Treatment of histoplasmosis -- Coccidioides immitis -- Description -- Specimens to be collected.
Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of coccidioides immitis -- Appearance of coccidioides immitis in culture -- Treatment of coccidioicdomycosis -- Cryptococcus neoformans -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of cryptococcus neoformans -- Appearnace of cryptococcus neoformans in culture -- Treatment of cryptococcosis -- Other common mycoses -- Candida albicans -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of candida albicans -- Appearance of candida albicans in culture -- Treatment of candidosis.
Malassezia pachydermatis -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of malassezia pachydermatis -- Appearannce of malassezia pachydermatis in culture -- Treatment of malassezia pachydermatis infections -- Mucorales (mucor, absidia, and rhizopus spp.) -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of mucorales -- Appearnace of mucorales in culture -- Mucor spp., -- Absidia and rhizopus spp., -- Treatment of mucormycosis -- Aquatic fungal-like infections.
Ichthyophonus hoferi -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of ichthyophonus hoferi -- Appearance os ichthyophonus hoferi in culture -- Treatment of ichthyophoniasis -- Saprolegnia spp., -- Description -- Specimens to be collected -- Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of the genus saprolegnia -- Appearance of the gunus saprolegnia in culture -- Treatment of saprolegniosis -- Pythium insidiosum -- Description -- Specimens to be collected.
Direct examination of infected material -- Cultural requirements of pythium insidiosum -- Appearance of pythium insidiosum in culture -- Treatment of pythiosis -- Common opportunistic or contaminant fungi -- Alternaria sp. -- Penicillium sp. -- Mucor sp. -- Rhizopus sp. -- Fusarium sp.-- Aspergillus sp. -- Apendices -- Commonly used terms -- Media and reagents -- Commercial sources for media and reagents -- Commercial sources for pharmaceuticals and biologics.
Laura L. Hungerford, Charles L. Campbell, Arnold R. Smith.
Includes bibliographical references and index.