ID Board Review/Fungi

Fungi account for 5% of the ABIM ID Certification Exam. Based off the ABIM blueprint, therapies, specific diagnostic testing and syndromes may be emphasized more than Bacterial or Viral Diseases.

Yeasts

 * Candida spp
 * Cryptococcus
 * Other yeasts
 * Trichosporon
 * Saccharomyces

Endemic mycoses

 * /Histoplasma/
 * Blastomyces dermatitidis
 * Coccidioides spp
 * Coccidioides immitis
 * Coccidioides posadasii
 * Sporothrix schenckii
 * Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
 * Talaromyces marneffei (Previously Penicillium marneffei)

/Molds/

 * Hyaline Molds
 * Aspergillus spp
 * Agents of Zygomycosis (mucormycosis)
 * Dematiaceous Molds
 * Bipolaris
 * Exophiala
 * Others:Scedosporium apiospermum/Pseudallescheria Boydii

Superficial and subcutaneous mycoses

 * Mycetoma
 * Chromoblastomycosis
 * Malassezia
 * Dermatophytes

Therapy

 * Pharmacokinetics
 * Drug interactions
 * Spectrum
 * Toxicity
 * Prophylaxis
 * Susceptibility testing
 * Drug resistance

Diagnostic testing

 * Histopathology
 * Culture
 * Nonculture methods

Syndromes

 * Mucosal
 * Skin
 * Pulmonary
 * Central nervous system and eyes
 * Cardiac
 * Disseminated