Fungal infections of the genitourinary system: manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment

There is an increasing pool of immunocompromised patients who are at an increased risk to fungi infections, which now cause 8% of nosocomial infections. Premature infants and elderly, transplant, and HIV patients are prime candidates for invasive fungal infections. The genitourinary system can be a...

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Published inUrologic clinics of North America Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 701
Main Authors Wise, G J, Talluri, G S, Marella, V K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1999
Subjects
Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Aspergillosis - therapy
Blastomycosis - diagnosis
Blastomycosis - therapy
Candidiasis - diagnosis
Candidiasis - therapy
Coccidioidomycosis - diagnosis
Coccidioidomycosis - therapy
Cryptococcosis - diagnosis
Cryptococcosis - therapy
Female Urogenital Diseases - diagnosis
Female Urogenital Diseases - microbiology
Female Urogenital Diseases - therapy
Histoplasmosis - diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - therapy
Humans
Male Urogenital Diseases
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - therapy
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - pathology
Mycoses - therapy
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Summary:There is an increasing pool of immunocompromised patients who are at an increased risk to fungi infections, which now cause 8% of nosocomial infections. Premature infants and elderly, transplant, and HIV patients are prime candidates for invasive fungal infections. The genitourinary system can be a source or target of disseminated fungal infection. Although candidal species are the most frequent pathogen, other species such as aspergila, cryptoccoccus have become major pathogens. "Environmental fungi," which include blastomyces, coccidioides and histoplasma, have become more aggressive in the vulnerable patient.
ISSN:0094-0143
DOI:10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70212-3