Clinical mycology

• Other Authors: Anaissie, Elias J. (Editor), McGinnis, Michael R. (Editor), Pfaller, Michael A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Churchill Livingstone 2003
• Subjects: Mycoses; Mycology
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• Physical Description: xii, 608 pages, [20] pages of plates illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780443079375; 0443079374

The first textbook of mycology ever to focus on the management of patients with fungal infections, "Clinical Mycology" represents an expert, authoritative examination of clinical problem-solving approaches to diagnosis and management. It offers specific recommendations for understanding, controlling, and preventing fungal infections based on underlying principles of epidemiology and infection control policy, pathogenesis, immunology, histopathology, and laboratory diagnosis and antifungal therapy. The book also covers aetiologic agents of disease, fungal infections in special hosts such as paediatric patients and patients with cancer or HIV, infections of the organ systems, and more. Extensive illustrations, tables, and photographs throughout the book highlight its clinical context and enhance the reader's understanding of the subject