title: Genitourinary fungal infections.
abstract: Although fungal urinary tract infections occur less frequently than bacterial urinary tract infections their incidence has increased during the last several decades and their clinical importance to the urologist should not be underestimated. Herein the pertinent literature on fungal urinary tract infections is reviewed, with emphasis on the predisposing factors, pathogenesis, host defense mechanisms and the clinical spectrum of the disease. An approach to the evaluation of positive cultures and therapy is presented.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine