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Course: Opportunistic Fungi in the Immunocompromised Patient
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Welcome to the Web version of the CME course entitled "Opportunistic Fungi in the Immunocompromised Patient".

Instructions for taking this Web version of the course:

  1. Click here for the table of course contents.

  2. Click here to start taking web test.

  3. Test taking and evaluation form completion can be done on-line, however you will need to mail test results and accompanying forms via the US Postal service. Instructions will be provided in forms generated at completion of test.




Table of Contents

• The Changing Face of the Fungal Kingdom   Begin Course Here!
  • Factors Influencing the Emergence of Opportunistic Fungal Infections
  • The Susceptible Host
  • The Rise in Nosocomial Infections
• Epidemiology of Fungal Infection and Disease
  • Interactions between Agent, Host, and Environment
  • The Agent
  • The Environment
  • The Host
     • Immune Response Systems
  • At-Risk Populations
     • The Cancer Patient
     • Bone-Marrow Transplant Recipients
     • Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
     • HIV-Infected Individuals
  • Spotting the Patient at High Risk
  • Timetable of Infection
• Detection of Fungal Infections
  • Overview of Current Methodologies
     • Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens
     • Culture-Based Methods
     • Serologic Methods
     • Imaging Techniques
  • Specific Challenges to Laboratory Diagnosis
     • Invasive Aspergillus
     • Invasive Candidiasis
• Therapeutic Approaches to Fungal Disease
  • Amphotericin B
  • Lipid Formulations of Amphotericin B
     • Clinical Experience
  • Azole Antifungal Agents
  • New Azoles Undergoing Clinical Trials
  • Flucytosine
  • Echinocandin/Pneumocandin Agents
• Strategies to Control Infection
  • Strategies to Enhance Host Defences
  • Conclusions
• References
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Post Test


Course Number: V035B.043001

This CME Expires on July 1, 2003; no tests will be accepted after this date.

This course is accredited by The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Continuing Education




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