Updates in Fungal Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America: Volume 39-1

In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Alfred Luk and Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Fungal Infections. Invasive fungal diseases remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality for certain patient populations, and many new developments in this area have occurred in the fields of medical mycology, epidemiological effects from climate change, fungal diagnostics, and antifungal therapeutics. In this issue, top experts cover the current state of the art in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of known and emerging fungal diseases.

Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including climate change and medical mycology; fungal outbreaks; new diagnostic approaches to fungal infections; current antifungals and the developing pipeline; candidemia and invasive candidiasis; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on fungal infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.