Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections (Infectious Disease)

"Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition is a thorough update to Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses Globally recognized experts are brought together again to provide the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections and basic mycology This concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, antifungal agents, mycoses and instructive cases Ideal for patient care or as a teaching guide, the busy infectious disease, hematology, oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist will find this resource to be a practical tool for diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with fungal infections - Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections....Pages 3-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Basic Mycology....Pages 11-23 Diagnostic Molecular Biology....Pages 25-36 Diagnostic Histopathology....Pages 37-43 Diagnostic Immunology....Pages 45-64 Diagnostic Radiology....Pages 65-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Antifungal Agents....Pages 79-97 Front Matter....Pages 99-99 Candidiasis....Pages 101-117 Infection Due to Non-Candidal Yeasts....Pages 119-128 Aspergillosis....Pages 129-140 Hyalohyphomycosis: Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds....Pages 141-149 Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Molds....Pages 151-157 Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis)....Pages 159-168 Pneumocystosis....Pages 169-174 Cryptococcosis....Pages 175-193 Blastomycosis....Pages 195-204 Coccidioidomycosis....Pages 205-216 Histoplasmosis....Pages 217-224 Paracoccidioidomycosis....Pages 225-236 Sporotrichosis....Pages 237-244 Front Matter....Pages 99-99 Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections....Pages 245-260 Fungal Infections of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Entomophthoramycosis, and Lacaziosis)....Pages 261-276 Back Matter....Pages 277-299 Duane R. Hospenthal, Michael G. Rinaldi, Editors. Originally Published: Totowa, N.j. : Humana Press, C2008. Preceded By Diagnosis And Treatment Of Human Mycoses / Edited By Duane R. Hospenthal, Micheal G. Rinaldi. C2008. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.