Systemic Fungal Infections: Principles, Pathogenesis & Practice
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Systemic Fungal Infections: Principles, Pathogenesis & Practice

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This book endeavours to demystify medical mycology and provide simple and practical information on managing infections. It provides information to medical students, microbiologists, clinicians and intensive care specialists, and includes expert opinions on the management of subcutaneous, pulmonary and CNS fungal infections as well as management of fungal infections in specific clinical scenarios such as transplant recipients and neutropenic patients. Incorporates recent technological advances in diagnosing fungal infections. Discusses the mechanism of action, dosage, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, drug interactions, and resistance mechanisms of all antifungals in current use in pharmacology section. Includes in-depth description of cardinal manifestations, typical symptoms, physical signs and differential diagnosis of specific fungal infections in all chapters. Treatment algorithms, figures and tables allow a practical approach to management of the patients. Emphasis on imparting practical knowledge in a concise, easy and highly readable manner. Cites the all relevant updated clinical guidelines. Includes expert opinions on management of subcutaneous, pulmonary and central nervous system (CNS) fungal infections as well as management in specific clinical scenarios including transplant recipients and neutropenia. Provides emerging frontiers in the field of mycology.

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Introduction 1Introduction to mycology- structure and classification of fungi Section 2 Diagnosis of Fungal Infection 2Diagnosis of Fungal Infections 3Conventional methods for direct examination of fungi 4Fungal culture 5Serodiagnosis in mycology 6Molecular methods for diagnosis of fungal infections 7Radiodiagnosis of systemic fungal infections-an organ based approach Section 3 Antifungal Drugs 8Antifungal agents Classification 9Azoles 10Aphotericin B 11Echinocandins 12Flucytosine 13 Antifungal Susceptibility Testing 14Antifungal resistance Section 4 Specific Fungal Infection 15Candidiasis 16Cryptococcosis 17 Aspergillosis 18Mucormycosis 19Pneumocystis jiroveci 20Histoplasmosis 21Blastomycosis 22Coccidioidomycosis 23Paracoccioidomycosis 24Mycetoma 25Penicilliosis/Talaromycosis 26Chromoblastomycosis 27 Sporotrichosis 28 Lobomycosis 29Phaeohymycosis 30Hyalohyphomycosis Section 5 Invasive Fungal Infections 31 Invasive Fungal Infections- Definitions 32 Invasive Cutaneous Fungal Infections 33 Invasive Fungal Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient 34 Post Renal Transplant Fungal Infections 35Fungal Diseases of the Lung 36Fungal Infections of Central Nervous System Section 6 New Frontiers in Mycology 37New frontiers in mycology-vaccines, immunotherapy and new antifungals


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789389188349
  • Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
  • Height: 241 mm
  • No of Pages: 460
  • Weight: 1676 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9389188342
  • Publisher Date: 29 Aug 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 171 mm


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