Fungal Diseases of the Lung

Now updated and extensively revised, with new information added on AIDS, this volume is the most comprehensive reference on fungal diseases of the lung. The book provides authoritative information on the causative agents, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of all pulmonary fungal diseases seen in current practice, including those caused by new fungal pathogens not well known previously.The Second Edition describes improved clinical and laboratory diagnostic methods and discusses the latest drugs in use or under investigation--including the new oral agents fluconazole and itraconazole that are being used in the treatment of AIDS and non-AIDS patients with various mycoses. An entire new section deals with diagnosis and treatment of superinfections in HIV-infected patients.