Micro 65: Opportunistic Mycoses
This episode examines fungal infections that emerge primarily in immunocompromised individuals. Drawing from Murray’s Chapter 65, it explores how normally contained environmental or commensal fungi become invasive pathogens when host defences falter.
The principal organisms include:
* Candida species - from mucocutaneous disease to candidemia
* Aspergillus species - inhaled spores causing invasive pulmonary disease
* Cryptococcus neoformans - encapsulated yeast causing meningitis
* Mucorales (zygomycosis) - rapidly invasive moulds in diabetic or neutropenic patients
The defining feature is…
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