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Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection

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    9781405122184

  • ISBN10:

    1405122188

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-05-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in a convenient and practical format, the major features of fungal infections in humans, providing visual information for each pathogen and the infections they cause.The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapter the clinical manifestations and management sections have been revised and updated to include recently developed antifungal drugs. New sections include;Emerging yeast and filamentous fungal pathogens Antifungal susceptibility testing Antifungal assays Molecular methods in medical mycology Mycological aspects of the indoor environment.Medical Mycology lends itself to illustration and as such there are over 40 additional images in this edition. Recent references have been added and the list of online resources has been updated.This Guide presents a succinct account of the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of fungal infections world-wide. It is an ideal publication for those who encounter fungal infections as part of their everyday practice, including medical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists and general practitioners.This title is now available in a format suitable for PDAs - to buy your copy click here

Author Biography

Dr Malcolm Richardson, Specialist in Clinical Mycology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Dr Elizabeth Johnson, Mycology Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Bristol, UK

Table of Contents

Introduction to the second edition, 1(3)
Introduction to the first edition,
2(1)
Acknowledgements,
3(1)
Dermatophytosis
Tinea capitis,
4(4)
Tinea corporis,
8(4)
Tinea cruris,
12(4)
Tinea pedis,
16(2)
Tinea manuum,
18(2)
Tinea unguium,
20(4)
Mucosal and cutaneous infections
Oral candidosis,
24(4)
Vaginal candidosis,
28(4)
Cutaneous candidosis,
32(4)
Malassezia infections,
36(6)
Mould infections of nails,
42(4)
Keratomycosis,
46(4)
Otomycosis,
50(2)
Opportunistic fungal infections
Aspergillosis,
52(8)
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia,
60(2)
Deep candidosis,
62(8)
Cryptococcosis,
70(6)
Mucormycosis,
76(8)
Systemic mycoses
Blastomycosis,
84(4)
Coccidioidomycosis,
88(6)
Histoplasmosis,
94(6)
Paracoccidioidomycosis,
100(4)
Subcutaneous mycoses
Chromoblastomycosis,
104(4)
Subcutaneous zygomycosis,
108(4)
Lobomycosis,
112(2)
Mycetoma,
114(4)
Rhinosporidiosis,
118(2)
Sporotrichosis,
120(4)
Unusual fungal infections
Hyalohyphomycosis,
124(6)
Penicillium marneffei infection,
130(4)
Phaeohyphomycosis,
134(6)
Uncommon yeast infections,
140(10)
Adiaspiromycosis,
150(4)
Basidiomycosis,
154(4)
Mycological aspects of the indoor environment, 158(6)
Antifungal assays and susceptibility tests
Antifungal assays,
164(3)
Susceptibility tests,
167(3)
Molecular methods, 170(2)
Selected reading: recently published texts and monographs, 172(2)
WWW sites, 174(1)
Index, 175

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