Mycoses in AIDS Patients

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

5. Cryptococcosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Ecology of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Prevalence of its Two Varieties in AIDS and non-AIDS Associated Cryptococcosis

      • K. J. Kwon-Chung, A. Varma, D. H. Howard

      Pages 103-113

   3. Clinical Aspects of Cryptococcosis in Patients with AIDS

      • Jozef Vandepitte

      Pages 115-122

   4. Immunological Aspects of Cryptococcosis in AIDS Patients

      • Johannes Müller

      Pages 123-132

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

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.

• AIDS
• HIV
• HIV infection
• Pathogene
• ecology
• infection
• infections
• infectious diseases

• 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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