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This 121-card flashcard set provides in-depth coverage of medical mycology for college-level microbiology or medical education. Topics include fungal morphology and structures (chitin, hyphae, spores), antifungal drug classes (polyenes, azoles, echinocandins), and major fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Pneumocystis jirovecii. Ideal for exam preparation or self-study in medical microbiology.
Terms in This Set
- Chitin (Definition)
- Chitin (Key Features)
- Ergosterol (Difinition)
- Ergosterol (Key Features)
- Yeast (Definition)
- Yeast (Key Features)
- Mold (Definition)
- Mold (Key Features)
- Dimorphic (Definition)
- Dimorphic (Key Features)
- Spore (Definition)
- Spore (Key Features)
- Hyphae (Definition)
- Hyphae (Key Features)
- Aerial Hyphae (Definition)
- Aerial Hyphae (Key Features)
- Conidia (Definition)
- Conidia (Key Features)
- Sporangiospore (Definition)
- Sporangiospore (Key Features)
- Arthroconidia (Definition)
- Arthroconidia (Key Features)
- Rhizoids (Definition)
- Rhizoids (Key Features)
- Polyenes (Drugs)
- Polyenes (MOA)
- Polyenes (Clinical indication)
- Azoles (Drugs)
- Azoles (MOA)
- Azoles (Clinical Indication)
- Echinocandins (Drugs)
- Echinocandins (MOA)
- Echinocandins (Clinical Indication)
- Antimetabolites (Drugs)
- Antimetabolites (MOA)
- Antimetabolites (Clinical Indications)
- Allylamines (Drugs)
- Allylamines (MOA)
- Allylamines (Clinical Indications)
- Microtubule Inhibitors (Drugs)
- Microtubule Inhibitors (MOA)
- Microtubule Inhibitors (Clinical Indications)
- Antibiotics (Drugs)
- Antibiotics (MOA)
- Antibiotics (Clinical Indication)
- Superficial Mycoses, Malassezia furfur. (Disease)
- Superficial Mycoses, Malassezia furfur. (Target Site)
- Superficial Mycoses, Malassezia furfur. (Clinical Features)
- Superficial Mycoses, Malassezia furfur. (Diagnosis)
- Superficial Mycoses, Malassezia furfur. (Treatments)
- Superficial Mycoses, Hortaea werneckii. (Disease)
- Superficial Mycoses, Hortaea werneckii. (Target Site)
- Superficial Mycoses, Hortaea werneckii. (Clinical Features)
- Superficial Mycoses, Hortaea werneckii. (Diagnosis)
- Superficial Mycoses, Hortaea werneckii. (Treatments)
- Superficial Mycoses, Trichosporon spp.. (Disease)
- Superficial Mycoses, Trichosporon spp.. (Target Site)
- Superficial Mycoses, Trichosporon spp.. (Clinical Features)
- Superficial Mycoses, Trichosporon spp.. (Diagnosis)
- Superficial Mycoses, Trichosporon spp.. (Treatments)
- Superficial Mycoses, Piedraia hortae. (Disease)
- Superficial Mycoses, Piedraia hortae. (Target SIte)
- Superficial Mycoses, Piedraia hortae. (Clinical Features)
- Superficial Mycoses, Piedraia hortae. (Diagnosis)
- Superficial Mycoses, Piedraia hortae. (Treatments)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton (Disease)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton (Target SItes)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton (Clinical Features)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton (Diagnosis)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton (Treatments)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Dermatophytes (esp. T. rubrum), Candida, and Aspergillus spp.. (Disease)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Dermatophytes (esp. T. rubrum), Candida, and Aspergillus spp.. (Target site)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Dermatophytes (esp. T. rubrum), Candida, and Aspergillus spp.. (Clinical Features)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Dermatophytes (esp. T. rubrum), Candida, and Aspergillus spp.. (Diagnosis)
- Cutaneous Mycoses, Dermatophytes (esp. T. rubrum), Candida, and Aspergillus spp.. (Treatments)
- Subcutaneous Mycoses, Sporothrix schenckii (Disease)
- Subcutaneous Mycoses, Sporothrix schenckii (Morphology & Diagnostic "Buzzwords")
- Subcutaneous Mycoses, Sporothrix schenckii (Transmission and Clinical Features)
- Subcutaneous Mycoses, Sporothrix schenckii (Treatments)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Geography)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Morphology in tissue)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Clinical Features)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Daignosis)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Blastomyces dermatitidis (and B. gilchristii), (Treatments)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (Geography)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (morphology in tissues)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (Clinical Features)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (Diagnosis)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Coccidioides immitis (and C. posadasii), (Treatments)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Geography)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Morphology in tissues)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Clinical features)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Diagnosis)
- Systemic fungal pathogens, Histoplasma capsulatum (var. capsulatum), (Treatments)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Geography)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Morphology in tissues)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Clinical Features)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Diagnosis)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Candida albicans (and others), (Treatment)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Geography)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Morphology in tissues)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Clinical features)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Diagnosis)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii, (Treatments)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Geography)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Morphology in tissues)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Clinical Features)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Diagnosis)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus), (Treatment)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Geography)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Morphology in tissues)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Ecology/Reservoir)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Clinical features)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Diagnosis)
- Opportunistic Pathogens, Pneumocystis jirovecii, (Treatments)
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