Pocket Guide to Mycological Diagnosis

Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

157 Seiten

2019
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-05593-3 (ISBN)

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The Pocket Guide to Mycological Diagnosis aims to provide useful and concise information for microbiologists and professionals interested in the diagnosis of the most relevant fungal species of medical importance. This book will allow mycologists to face the emergoing challenges of routine diagnosis.

The Pocket Guide to Mycological Diagnosis provides useful and concise information for microbiologists and professionals diagnosing the most medically relevant fungal species. Cellular and molecular techniques, immunological methods, and more accurate microscopy equipment available in most mycology laboratories now make diagnosis more routine. Furthermore, information regarding medical mycology, including identification of specific fungal pathogens, is widely available. This book helps mycologists address the emerging challenges of diagnosis.

Key Features

Succinct summary of fungal disease diagnosis

Includes opportunistic fungal infections that can afflict immunocompromised patients

Permits the identification of common fungal pathogens

Reviews antifungal drugs

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Dr. Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro is part of the faculty of the Postgraduation Program in Medical Microbiology (PPGMM) of the Federal University of Ceará in Brazil. She is a member of the Specialized Center for Medical Mycology.

Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections: general information. Antifungal drugs and susceptibility testing of fungi. Malassezia spp. Dermatophytes. Sporothrix schenckii Complex. Melanized fungi. Mucorales. Candida spp. Trichosporon spp. Cryptococcus neoformans / C. gattii Complex. Blastomyces dermatitidis . Paracoccidioides Complex. Histoplasma capsulatum. Coccidioides immitis / C. posadasii . Fusarium spp. Aspergillus spp. Pneumocystis jiroveci . Rhodotorula.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences
Zusatzinfo	6 Line drawings, color; 23 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 203 mm
Gewicht	222 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie
ISBN-10	1-138-05593-X / 113805593X
ISBN-13	978-1-138-05593-3 / 9781138055933
Zustand	Neuware