Mycology MD0859

DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1
	INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
		1-1. INTRODUCTION
		1-2. HISTORY
		1-3. CLASSIFICATION OF FUNGI
		1-4. CULTIVATION
		1-5. MACROSCOPIC APPEARANCE OF FUNGI
		1-6. MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES
		1-7. MYCOSES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 2
	COLLECTION AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES
		2-1. INTRODUCTION
		2-2. ABSCESS SPECIMENS
		2-3. BIOPSY MATERIAL
		2-4. BLOOD CULTURES.
		2-5. BONE MARROW
		2-6. GENERAL SPINAL FLUID
		2-7. HAIR, SKIN, AND NAILS (DERMATOPHYTES)
		2-8. DRAINING FISTULA, SINUS TRACT
		2-9. JOINT FLUID
		2-10. NASOPHARYNGEAL
		2-11. PLEURAL FLUID
		2-12. SPUTUM. BRONCHIAL WASHINGS
		2-13. THRUSH LESIONS OF ORAL CAVITY
		2-14. URINE SPECIMEN
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 3
	Section I. INTRODUCTION
		3-1. REASONS FOR STUDYING
		3-2. POTENTIAL CLINICAL IMPORTANCE
		3-3. OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
	Section II. ZYGOMYCETES
		3-4. INTRODUCTION
		3-5. MUCOR SPECIES
		3-6. RHIZOPUS SPECIES
		3-7. SYNCEPHALASTRUH SPECIES
		3-8. ABSIDIA SPECIES
	Section III. DEUTEROMYCETES
		3-9. INTRODUCTION TO DEUTEROMYCETES (FUNGI IMPERFECTI)
		3-10. ASPERGILLOSIS
		3-11. ALTERNARIA
		3-12. CLADOSPORIUM
		3-13. DRECHSLERA
		3-14. CURVULARIA
		3-15. PENICILLIUM
		3-16. PAECILOHYCES
		3-17. NIGROSPORA
		3-18. SCOPULARIOPSIS
		3-19. TRICHODERMA
		3-20. FUSARIUM
		3-21. SEPEDONIUH
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 4
	YEASTS OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE
		4-1. INTRODUCTION
		4-2. CANDIDIASIS
		4-3. CANDIDA ALBICANS
		4-4. CANDIDA TROPICALIS
		4-5. DIFFERENTIATION OF CANDIDA SPECIES
		4-6. GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUH
		4-7. CRYPTOCOCCUS
		4-8. RHODOTORULA
		4-9. TORULOPSIS
		4-10. SACCHAROMYCES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 5
	Section I. SUPERFICIAL FUNGI
		5-1. INTRODUCTION
		5-2. MALASSEZIA FURFUR
		5-3. EXOPHIALA HERNECKII
		5-4. PIEDRAIA HORTAE
		5-5. TRICHOSPORON BBIGBLLI
	Section II. DERMATOPHYTES
		5-6. INTRODUCTION
		5-7. MICROSPORUM SPP
		5-8. EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUH
		5-9. TRICHOPHYTON
		5-10. DISEASES CAUSED BY DERMATOPHYTES
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 6
	SUBCUTANEOUS FUNGI
		6-1. INTRODUCTION
		6-2. MYCETOMA
		6-3. CHROMOMYCOSIS
		6-4. RHINOSPORIDIOSIS
		6-5. SPOROTHRICHOSIS
		EXERCISES
		SOLUTIONS
LESSON 7
	SYSTEMIC MYCOSES
		7-1. INTRODUCTION
		7-2. HISTOPLASMOSIS
		7-3. BLASTOMYCOSIS
		7-4. PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
		7-5. COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 8
	Section I. SPECIMEN PROCESSING
		8-1. INTRODUCTION
		8-2. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE WITH GLYCEROL
		8-3. INDIA INK REAGENTS AND TEST
		8-4. LACTOPHENOL COTTON BLUE STAIN
		8-5. SLIDE CULTURE
	Section II. ORGANISM IDENTIFICATION
		8-6. GERM TUBE TEST
		8-7. STERILE RICE GRAIN TEST
		8-8. UREASE TEST
		8-9. IN VITRO HAIR TEST
		8-10. PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF STAIN
		8-11. SALINE WET MOUNT
		8-12. CUT-STREAK METHOD FOR MORPHOLOGY OF YEASTS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 9
	Section I. MEDIA
		9-1. INTRODUCTION
		9-2. ISOLATION MEDIA
		9-3. SABOURAUD'S DEXTROSE AGAR.
		9-4. SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR WITH ANTIBIOTICS (MYCOSELtm)
		9-5. BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR. Brain heart infusion agar (BHIA) ingredients are as follows:
		9-6. POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR
		9-7. CORNMEAL AGAR
		9-8. CREAM OF RICE AGAR WITH TWEEN 80
		9-9. GERM TUBE MEDIA
		9-10. RICE GRAINS
	Section II. REAGENTS
		9-11. LACTOPHENOL COTTON BLUE MOUNTING MEDIA
		9-12. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS
		9-13. PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF STAIN REAGENTS
	EXERCISE
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 10
	MAINTAINING STOCK CULTURES
		10-1. INTRODUCTION
		10-2. MAINTENANCE OF "WORKING" STOCK CULTURES
		10-3. PLACING STOCK CULTURES IN STERILE DISTILLED WATER
		10-4. PLACING STOCK CULTURES UNDER OIL
		10-5. RECOVERING ORGANISMS FROM WATER STOCK
		10-6. RECOVERING ORGANISMS FROM OIL SHOCK
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 11
	COMMERCIAL KITS
		11-1. API* 20C IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
		11-2. MINITEKtm YEAST CARBON ASSIMILATION TEST
		11-3. UNI-YEAST-TEKtm YEAST IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
		11-4. API* YEAST-IDENTtm SYSTEM
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX
	GLOSSARY OF TERMS