Introduction to Clinical Mycology

Fungal Infections: Clinical Classification

November 2011

We try to classify fungal infections into groupings and it is hard to do because it is an artificial thing. But we divide them up into superficial infections, subcutaneous, systemic and opportunistic infections.

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• Introduction
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• Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
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• Fungal Infections: General Features
• Fungal Infections: Clinical Classification
• Fungal Infections: Classification
• Superficial Infections: Examples
• Fungi Related to Superficial Infections
• Subcutaneous Infections: Examples
• Fungi Related to Subcutaneous Infections
• Systemic Infections: Examples
• Fungi Related to Systemic Infections
• Opportunistic Infections: Examples
• Fungi Related to Opportunistic Infections
• Fungi: General Features
• Fungi: General features (Continued)
• Examples of Fungi
• Importance of Fungi
• What Are Fungi?
• Fungi: Morphology of Molds
• General Terms Used in Clinical Mycology
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