Whereas plant and insect infections are commonly caused by fungi only a small minority of the
vast diversity of fungal species is pathogenic to humans. Despite this fungal infections cause
considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. This volume is dedicated to the biology
clinical presentation and management of invasive fungal infections. Major pathogenic fungi are
introduced by world-leading experts and the basic principles of fungal virulence are reviewed
in the light of new results and experimental technologies that offer unprecedented insights
into invasive infections caused by Aspergillus Candida Cryptococcus Pneumocystis and
Mucorales. In parallel the clinical presentation of invasive fungal infections and current
approaches to their diagnosis and treatment are summarized to provide an overview of human
pathogenic fungi linking pathogen biology to the clinical presentation of disease.
