title: Yeasts.
abstract: Yeasts are unicellular organisms that reproduce mostly by budding and less often by fission. Most medically important yeasts originate from Ascomycota or Basidiomycota. Here, we review taxonomy, epidemiology, disease spectrum, antifungal drug susceptibility patterns of medically important yeast, laboratory diagnosis, and diagnostic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287.
authors.forename: Sean X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229.
authors.forename: Nathan P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Wiederhold
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents