Paracoccidioides spp. and paracoccidioidomycosis

Gustavo A. Niño-Vega, Emma Camacho, Ángela Restrepo Moreno, Angela María Tobón, Beatriz L. Gómez, Marcus M. Teixeira, Bridget M. Barker

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Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis, the most prevalent deep mycosis of Latin America, is caused by Paracoccidioides spp., pleomorphic fungi which are present as multibudding yeast cells in infected tissues. Due to their importance to the region, these fungi and their related disease have been the subjects of intense research for over 50 years. The present chapter is an attempt to summarize the findings of those decades of research and clinical findings, with an update on the latest advances on taxonomy studies, species distribution and reproductive modes, diagnosis trends, virulence factors, as well as clinical manifestations, and updated treatment of the disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCurrent Progress in Medical Mycology
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages281-308
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9783319641133
ISBN (Print)9783319641126
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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