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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253946103321

Titolo

Current Progress in Medical Mycology / / edited by Héctor M. Mora-Montes, Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-64113-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 425 p. 59 illus., 49 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

579.135

Soggetti

Mycology

Medical microbiology

Microbiology

Immunology

Medical Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Mycology -- Chapter 2: Antifungal Drugs -- Chapter 3: Candida and Candidiasis -- Chapter 4: Aspergillus and Aspergillosis -- Chapter 5: Histoplasma and Histoplasmosis -- Chapter 6: Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis -- Chapter 7: Pneumocystis and Pneumocystosis -- Chapter 8: Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis -- Chapter 9: Paracoccidioides and Paraccocidioidomycosis -- Chapter 10: Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis -- Chapter 11: Fonsecaea and Chromoblastomycosis -- Chapter 12: Micetoma -- Chapter 13: Dermatophytes.

Sommario/riassunto

Infections caused by fungi have recently attracted the attention of both clinicians and basic researchers given the heavy burden they represent for any health system. The mortality and morbidity rates associated to mycosis are progressively rising simply because some of these diseases are still neglected by health-care workers and due to the changing sensitivity to antifungal drugs displayed by these organisms. In this book, both researchers and clinicians working in the medical mycology field explore the most recent literature about specific mycosis; placing



in one concise chapter thoroughly revisions of the current knowledge on virulence factors, recognition by immune cells, immunoevasion, epidemiology, new diagnosis trends and therapeutics. This book is recommended to researchers, physicians and students interested in medical mycology.