Interactions of Yeasts, Moulds, and Antifungal Agents, 2012
How to Detect Resistance

The incidence of fungal infections increases with the increase in antibiotic usage and increasing immunosuppressed populations. There is no longer only one antifungal agent  and the response of fungi to various agents is not always predictable. The need for standardized antifungal susceptibility testing, and standardized interpretation of results in conjunction with studies that describe clinical outcomes based on those tools is ever important. Interactions of Yeasts, Moulds, and Antifungal Agents: How to Detect Resistance covers the available antifungal agents, how to perform in vitro testing and  how those results should be interpreted for the most common fungal pathogens.

Gerri S. Hall, Ph.D. - The  professional career has been focused on clinical microbiology: direct clinical activities of various areas such as: Bacteriology, Mycobacteria, STD testing and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of bacteria and fungi.  Dr. Hall’s laboratory performs clinically relevant patient care and  research in these areas. She also teaches within the Department of Clinical Pathology as well as externally; and she is actively involved in developing the curriculum, for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner School of Medicine of Case Western University.

References about antifungal agents and how to test for their resistance and interpret results Standardized up-to-date methods for susceptibility testing Provides a clear overview of the basics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras