Article
Fungal infections in the immunocompromised host
Registro en:
WANKE, Bodo; LAZÉRA, Márcia dos Santos; NUCCI, Marcio. Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised host. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 95, suppl. I, p. 153-158, 2000.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02762000000700025
1678-8060
Autor
Wanke, Bodo
Lazéra, Márcia dos Santos
Nucci, Marcio
Resumen
In recent years many remarkable changes occurred in our way of life, producing opportunities for microbes. All these changes are related to the recent emergence of previously unrecognized diseases, or the resurgence of diseases that, at least in developed countries, were thought to be under control. This concept is reviewed regarding fungal infections and their agents in the immunocompromised host. The changing pattern of these infections, the portals of entry of fungi into the human host, fungal pathogenicity and the main predisposing factors are analyzed. Opportunistic fungal infections in cancer, organ transplant and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients are reviewed, specially candidiasis and aspergillosis.