Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention

Part I. Introduction

1. Introduction
David W. Denning

2. Differences and Similarities Amongst Pathogenic Aspergillus Species
Josep Guarro, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier, Luiz Carlos Severo

3. Immunology of Aspergillus and Aspergillosis: The Story So Far
Luigina Romani

4. The Importance of Conventional Methods: Microscopy and Culture
Elizabeth M. Johnson, Andrew M. Borman

5. Molecular Methods for Identification of Aspergillus Species
Eszter Deak, S. Arunmozhi Balajee

6. The Pathology of Aspergillus Infection
Richard Kradin

7. Galactomannan Testing
Johan Maertens, Koen Theunissen, Katrien Lagrou

8.
β-D-Glucan Testing
Minoru Yoshida

9. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Tests
P. Lewis White, Rosemary A. Barnes

10.
Aspergillus Precipitins and Serology
Richard C. Barton

11. Specific IgE Testing (RAST)
Reto Crameri

12. Molecular Typing of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates
Corné H.W. Klaassen

13. Antifungal Susceptibility Tests of Aspergillus Species
Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Viviane Reis, Patricio Godoy

14. Antifungal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Invasive Aspergillosis
Susan J. Howard, William W. Hope

15. Azoles
George R. Thompson, Thomas F. Patterson

16. Echinocandins
David S. Perlin, William W. Hope

17. Polyene Antifungal Agents
Russell E. Lewis

18. 5-Flucytosine
Johan W. Mouton, Paul E. Verweij

19. Terbinafine
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela

Part II. Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

20. Epidemiology of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Carol A. Kauffman, Nelson P. Nicolasora

21. Pathogenesis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Ronen Ben-Ami, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

22. Clinical Manifestations of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
John R. Wingard, Jack Hsu

23. Diagnosing Aspergillosis: The Role of Invasive Diagnostic Interventions
Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Martin C. Freund

24. Optimising the Use of Non-invasive Tests: From Blood to Radiology
Marcio Nucci, Elias J. Anaissie

25. Defining Invasive Aspergillosis: What the Revised EORTC/MSG Definitions Have in Store
J. Peter Donnelly

26. Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Kieren A. Marr

27. Antifungal Prophylaxis in Haematology
Maria J.G.T. Rüping, Jörg J. Vehreschild, Oliver A. Cornely

28. Invasive Aspergillosis in Paediatric Patients
Andreas H. Groll, Emmanuel Roilides, Thomas J. Walsh

29. Invasive Aspergillosis in the Intensive Care Unit: Beyond the Typical Haematological Patient
Wouter Meersseman

30. Aspergillosis in Surgical Patients
Alessandro C. Pasqualotto

31. Invasive Aspergillosis in Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Brahm H. Segal

32. Aspergillosis in Drug Addicts
Juan-Carles Trullas, Josep Bisbe, Jose M. Miro

33. Invasive Aspergillosis and HIV Infection
Marco Libanore, L. Sighinolfi, F. Ghinelli

34. Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Fernanda P. Silveira, Shahid Husain

Part III. Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis

35. Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Fungal Balls
Luciana Silva Guazzelli, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier, Flávio Mattos Oliveira, Luiz Carlos Severo

36. Pathogenesis of Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis: The Importance of the Host Immune System
Helen Sambatakou

37. Current Surgical Strategies for Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Gerard Babatasi, Hashmatullah Nawabi, Mambun Socheat

Part IV. Allergic Pulmonary Syndromes Associated with Aspergillosis

38. Overview of Aspergillus Allergens
R. Crameri, A.G. Glaser, M. Vilhelmsson, S. Zeller, C. Rhyner

39. Epidemiology of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Ritesh Agarwal, Arunaloke Chakrabarti

40. ABPA as an Occupational Disease
Kazuo Akiyama

41. Pathogenesis of ABPA
Peter A.B. Wark, Peter Gibson

42. Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Ritesh Agarwal, Arunaloke Chakrabarti

43. How to Diagnose Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Ashok Shah

44. The Treatment of ABPA
Sandra K. Gilley*, Mark R. Goldblatt*, Marc A. Judson

45. Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitisation (SAFS)
Curig Prys-Picard, Robert Niven

Part V.
Aspergillus Sinusitis

46.
Aspergillus Sinusitis
Matthew W. Ryan, Bradley F. Marple

Part VI. Overlap Syndromes

47.
Aspergillus Overlap Syndromes
Ayman O. Soubani

Part VII. Other Presentations of Aspergillosis

48. Cerebral Aspergillus Infections and Meningitis
Stefan Schwartz

49. Osteoarticular and Epidural Infections
Emmanuel Roilides, John Dotis

50. Aspergillosis of the Digestive Tract
Philippe Eggimann, David Bracco, Didier Pittet

51. Cardiac Aspergillosis
Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Ethan Rubinstein

52.
Aspergillus Thyroiditis
Luciano Z. Goldani, Ana Luiza Maia

53.
Aspergillus Endophthalmitis
Philip A. Thomas

54. Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Aspergillus Species
Geetha Sivasubramanian, Jack D. Sobel

55. Cutaneous and Wound Aspergillosis
Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Shivsekhar Chatterjee, Bishan D. Radotra

56. Onychomycosis Due to Aspergillus Species
Ricardo Negroni

57.
Aspergillus Keratitis
Philip A. Thomas

58.
Aspergillus Otitis
Alexandro Bonifaz, Rogelio Chavolla-Magaña, Javier Araiza

59. How to Diagnose Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Ashok Shah

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