Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections

Third Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-35805-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 427 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 1215 g

Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 3rd Edition contains the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections in humans. Updated again by globally recognized experts, this concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, systemic antifungal agents, mycoses, and instructive cases. It is a concise but comprehensive resource for use in conjunction with patient care duties and in teaching. It is the perfect guide for hospital-based primary care physicians, oncologists, critical care specialists, and infectious disease fellows with limited training or experience in the identification and management of fungal infections.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hospenthal, Duane R.

Walsh, Thomas J.

Rinaldi, Michael G.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- In Memoriam - Michael G. Rinaldi.- In Memoriam - Deanna Sutton.- In Memoriam - Ángela Restrepo Moreno.- Part I: Approach to Patients.- Approach to Patients with Suspected Fungal Infections.- Part II: Laboratory and Radiological Diagnosis.- Basic Mycology.- Molecular Taxonomy.- Diagnostic Molecular Mycology.- Diagnostic Histopathology.- Diagnostic Immunology.- Diagnostic Radiology.- Part III: Systemic Antifungal Agents.- Systemic Antifungal Agents.- Part IV: Mycoses.- Candidiasis.- Infection Due to Non-Candidal Yeasts.- Aspergillosis.- Hyalohyphomycosis—Infection Due to Hyaline Moulds.- Phaeohyphomycosis—Infection Due to Dark (Dematiaceous) Moulds.- Mucormycosis.- Pneumocystosis.- Cryptococcosis.- Blastomycosis.- Coccidioidomycosis.- Emergomycosis.- Histoplasmosis.- Paracoccidioidomycosis.- Sporotrichosis.- Talaromycosis.- Dermatophytosis (Tinea) and Other Superficial Fungal Infections.- Fungal Infectious of Implantation (Chromoblastomycosis, Mycetoma, Entomophthoramycosis and Lobomycosis).-Instructive Cases.- Instructive Cases Discussion.

Über Autor(innen)

Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH

San Antonio Infectious Diseases Consultants, San Antonio, TX,

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, and

Clinical Professor, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA

Michael G. Rinaldi, PhD (deceased)

Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Retired), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

Thomas J. Walsh, MD, PhD (Hon), FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM,

Founding Director, Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics, Richmond, VA, 

Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, and

Adjunct Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA