Medical Mycology 47-4: Special issue on Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria.

Preface - Pseudallescheria  and Scedosporium : Emerging Oopportunists, Pages 341 - 342
Authors: Jean-Philippe Bouchara; Regine Horre; Sybren de Hoog

Scedosporium prolificans : an emerging pathogen in France?, Pages 343 - 350
Authors: Frederic Grenouillet; Françoise Botterel; Julien Crouzet; Fabrice Larosa; Yosr Hicheri; Jean-Marie Forel; Philippe Helias; Stephane Ranque; Laurence Delhaes

A review of German Scedosporium prolificans  cases from 1993 to 2007, Pages 351 - 358
Authors: K. Tintelnot; G. Just-Nübling; R. Horré; B. Graf; I. Sobottka; M. Seibold; A. Haas; U. Kaben; G. S. De Hoog

Epidemiology and outcome of Scedosporium prolificans  infection, a review of 162 cases, Pages 359 - 370
Authors: Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela; Juan Berenguer; Josep Guarro; A. Serda Kantarcioglu; Regine Horre; G. Sybren De Hoog; Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

Different virulence of the species of the Pseudallescheria boydii  complex, Pages 371 - 374
Authors: Fèlix Gilgado; Josep Cano; Josepa Gené; Carolina Serena; Josep Guarro

Biochemical characterization of potential virulence markers in the human fungal pathogen Pseudallescheria boydii, Pages 375 - 386
Authors: André L.S. Santos; Vera C. B. Bittencourt; Marcia R. Pinto; Bianca A. Silva; Eliana Barreto-Bergter

Occurrence and relevance of filamentous fungi in respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis – a review, Pages 387 - 397
Authors: Marc Pihet; Jacqueline Carrere; Bernard Cimon; Dominique Chabasse; Laurence Delhaes; Françoise Symoens; Jean-Philippe Bouchara

Ecology of Pseudallescheria  and Scedosporium  species in human-dominated and natural environments and their distribution in clinical samples, Pages 398 - 405
Authors: J. Kaltseis; J. Rainer; G. S. De Hoog

Genotyping of Scedosporium  species: a review of molecular approaches, Pages 406 - 414
Authors: Azian Harun; Haybrig Perdomo; Felix Gilgado; Sharon C. A. Chen; Josep Cano; Josep Guarro; Wieland Meyer

Isolation and clinical significance of Pseudallescheria  and Scedosporium  species, Pages 415 - 421
Authors: R. Horré; G. Marklein

Antifungal activity against Scedosporium  species and novel assays to assess antifungal pharmacodynamics against filamentous fungi, Pages 422 - 432
Authors: Nathan P. Wiederhold; Russell E. Lewis

Host immune response against Scedosporium  species, Pages 433 - 440
Authors: Emmanuel Roilides; Maria Simitsopoulou; Aspasia Katragkou; Thomas J. Walsh

Scedosporium apiospermum  skeletal infection in an immunocompetent child, Pages 441 - 444
Authors: Fotini Stripeli; D. Pasparakis; Aristea Velegraki; E. Lebessi; G. Arsenis; D. Kafetzis; M. Tsolia