Pneumocystis pneumonia

• Other Authors: Walzer, Peter D. 1942- (Editor), Cushion, Melanie T. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English, Middle (1100-1500)
• Published: New York Marcel Dekker 2005
• Edition: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Series: Lung biology in health and disease
• Subjects: Pneumocystis; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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• Item Description: Rev. ed. of: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. 2nd ed., rev. and expanded. c1994
• Physical Description: xxxiv, 715 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780824754518; 0824754514

Continuing to serve as the definitive source on the subject, Pneumocystis Pneumonia offers a detailed update on the biology, pathogenesis, genetics, and immunology of Pneumocystis. This reference offers invaluable research and previously unpublished findings, and provides in-depth reviews on the development of new drugs, insights into host-pathogen interactions, emerging diagnostic techniques, global perspectives of the infection, future directions in the field, and more. This volume also provides a discussion of the genetic diversity of the disease in the context of nomenclature and recognition of species and molecular typing as well as description of the ongoing genome project