Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 784 g
A Clinical Approach
Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 784 g
Reihe: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
ISBN: 978-3-030-00053-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
This book offers a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease, including its vectorial and congenital transmission, and molecular diagnosis, which is essential for screening, and developing and providing timely, effective anti-trypanosomal treatment. Written by experts working with infected patients on a daily basis, it discusses the pathogenesis of congenital, cardiac, gastrointestinal and oral Chagas disease, as well as its treatment and the pharmacological aspects of drug development in this area.
Chapter "Chagas Disease Treatment Efficacy Biomarkers: Myths and Realities" is available open access under a via link.springer.com.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Parasitologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Parasitologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Molekulare Medizin, Zellbiologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Overview.- Chapter 1: Chagas disease: past, present and future.- The agent.- Chapter 2: Trypanosoma cruzi Journey from the Insect Vector to the Host Cell.- Chapter 3: A panoramic view of the immune response to Trypanosoma cruzi infection.- Epidemiology.- Chapter 4: Epidemiology of Chagas Disease.- Chapter 5: Chagas Disease in Europe.- Chapter 6: Chagas Disease in the United States (USA).- Diagnosis.- Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Chagas disease.- Clinical aspects.- Chapter 8: Acute vector-borne Chagas disease.- Chapter 9: Congenital Chagas Disease.- Chapter 10: Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Decision Making in the Midst of Uncertainty.- Chapter 11: Orally-Transmitted Chagas Disease: a Neglected Foodborne Infection.- Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Chagas Disease.- Chapter 13: Chagas in immunosuppressed patients.- Treatment.- Chapter 14: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHAGAS DISEASE.- Chapter 15: In vivo Drug Testing for Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection.- Chapter 16: Chagas Disease Treatment Efficacy Biomarkers: Myths and Realities.