The pocket guide to fungal infection [[electronic resource] /] / Malcolm D. Richardson, Elizabeth M. Johnson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143316003321
• Autore: Richardson M. D
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-74799-4; 9786610747993; 0-470-98486-4; 0-470-75773-6; 1-4051-7311-4
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JohnsonElizabeth M., Ph. D.
• Disciplina: 616.969
• Soggetti: Mycoses; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-174) and index.; Includes web resources.
• Nota di contenuto: Dermatophytosis -- Tinea capitis -- Tinea corporis -- Tinea cruris -- Tinea pedis -- Tinea manuum -- Tinea unguium -- Mucosal and cutaneous infections -- Oral candidosis -- Vaginal candidosis -- Cutaneous candidosis -- Malassezia infections -- Mould infections of nails -- Keratomycosis -- Otomycosis -- Opportunistic fungal infections -- Aspergillosis -- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia -- Deep candidosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Mucormycosis -- Systemic mycoses -- Blastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Subcutaneous mycoses -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Subcutaneous zygomycosis -- Lobomycosis -- Mycetoma -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Sporotrichosis -- Unusual fungal infections -- Hyalohyphomycosis -- Penicillium marneffei infection -- Phaeohyphomycosis -- Uncommon yeast infections -- Adiaspiromycosis -- Basidiomycosis -- Mycological aspects of the indoor air -- Antifungal assays and susceptibility tests -- Molecular methods.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in a convenient and ; practical format, the major features of fungal infections in humans, providing visual information for each pathogen and the infections they cause. The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapter the clinical manifestations and management sections have been revised and updated to include recently developed antifungal drugs. New sections include; Emerging yeast and filamentous fungal pathogens Antifungal susceptibility testing Antifunga