title: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of sporotrichosis: 2007 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
abstract: Guidelines for the management of patients with sporotrichosis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and replace the guidelines published in 2000. The guidelines are intended for use by internists, pediatricians, family practitioners, and dermatologists. They include evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients with lymphocutaneous, cutaneous, pulmonary, osteoarticular, meningeal, and disseminated sporotrichosis. Recommendations are also provided for the treatment of sporotrichosis in pregnant women and in children.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. ckauff@umich.edu
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.forename: Stanley W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pappas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents