Epidemiology of invasive mycoses in North America

MA Pfaller, DJ Diekema - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
MA Pfaller, DJ Diekema
Critical reviews in microbiology, 2010Taylor & Francis
The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may
be broken into two broad categories: opportunistic and endemic. The most important agents
of the opportunistic mycoses are Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis
jirovecii, and Aspergillus spp.(although the list of potential pathogens is ever expanding);
while the most commonly encountered endemic mycoses are due to Histoplasma …
The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may be broken into two broad categories: opportunistic and endemic. The most important agents of the opportunistic mycoses are Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jirovecii, and Aspergillus spp. (although the list of potential pathogens is ever expanding); while the most commonly encountered endemic mycoses are due to Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis/posadasii, and Blastomyces dermatitidis. This review discusses the epidemiologic profiles of these invasive mycoses in North America, as well as risk factors for infection, and the pathogens’ antifungal susceptibility.
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