Faguy David M
Jacobs Technology, Utah, USA.
Radiol Technol. 2011 Mar-Apr;82(4):321-40.
Of all the classes of infectious agents--bacteria, viruses, parasites, worms and prions--fungi are perhaps the last to come to mind and the least understood by most health care providers. Although they rarely cause fatal disease, fungi can cause significant injury and illness. Fungal infections are both difficult to prevent and difficult to treat. In addition, fungal infections are likely to become more common because of the ongoing human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic, the aging population and the growth of treatments that alter patients' immune status. This review introduces fungi, the infections they cause, the risk factors involved, diagnosis and treatment. This article is a Directed Reading. Your access to Directed Reading quizzes for continuing education credit is determined by your continuing education preference. For access to other quizzes, go to www.asrt.org/store.
在所有类型的感染因子中——细菌、病毒、寄生虫、蠕虫和朊病毒——真菌可能是大多数医疗保健人员最想不到且了解最少的。尽管真菌很少引发致命疾病，但它们会造成严重损伤和疾病。真菌感染既难以预防，也难以治疗。此外，由于人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV/AIDS）的持续流行、人口老龄化以及改变患者免疫状态的治疗方法的增加，真菌感染可能会变得更加普遍。本综述介绍了真菌、它们引起的感染、相关危险因素、诊断和治疗。本文是一篇定向阅读文章。你能否获得用于继续教育学分的定向阅读测验取决于你的继续教育偏好。要获取其他测验，请访问www.asrt.org/store。
