Fungal disease : biology, immunology, and diagnosis
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Fungal disease : biology, immunology, and diagnosis
(Basic and clinical dermatology, 12)
Dekker, c1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This state-of-the-art reference provides the practitioner with up-to-the-minute data on mycology of clinical significance, focusing on the increased presentation of fungal infections in immunocompromised, AIDS, and geriatric patients.
Table of Contents
The Organism Characteristic
An Overview: Antifungal Treatment, Paul H. Jacobs
Taxonomy of Medically Important Fungi, Michael R. McGinnis
Structure and Function of the Fungal Cell Wall, Veronica M. Hearn
Determinants of Polymorphism, Hugo Vanden Bossche
Lesser-Known Fungi of Clinical Significance, Lynne Sigler
Ultrastructure of Fungi, Marcel Borgers
Host Defense and Response to Fungi
Cell-Mediated Immunity Mechanisms in Fungal Infections, Antonio Cassone
Biochemical Mechanisms of Fungicidal Activity with Tissue Extracts, Hisashi Takahashi, Shinichi Watanabe, Kenichiro Chikakane, and Masato Kashima
Cutaneous Defense Mechanisms Against Fungi, David K. Wagner and Peter G. Sohnle
Fungal Invasion and Immunity
Fungal Enzymes Related to the Pathogenesis of Mycoses, Hideoki Ogawa and Ryoji Tsuboi
Immunomodulation in Superficial Fungal Infections, Roderick James Hay
Immune and Chemical Responses to Paracoccidioidomycosis, Gioconda San-Blas and Felipe San-Blas
Histoplasmosis Susceptibility in Humans, L. Joseph Wheat
Relationship of Cryptococcus neoformans to Human Neutrophils, Malcolm D. Richardson
Nocardia-Host Defenses and Immune Diagnosis, Patrick Boiron
On the Biology of Mucorales: The Etiological Agents of Mucormycoses, Jose Ruiz-Herrera
Antifungal Vaccinology, Luciano Polonelli, Stefania Conti, Mara Gerloni, Paola Fisicaro, Cristina Cantelli, and Walter Magliani
Dermatophyte Vaccines, Allan C. Pier
C. Albicans
Basis for Candida albicans Adhesion and Penetration, Esther Segal and Hana Sandovsky-Losica
Immunomodulation by Candida albicans, Judith E. Domer
Candida Strain Typing, Frank C. Odds
Aspergillus
Proteinase Gene Identification in Aspergillosis, Paul E. Steele and Judith C. Rhodes
Pathogenesis of Aspergillosis, Heinz Seeliger
Iron Acquisition by Aspergillus fumigatus, Angela M. Nilius
Questions and Controversy
Is Pityrosporum orbiculare the Same Organism as Pityrosporum ovale?, Jan Faergemann
Pneumocystis Genetic and Antigenic Variation, Saundra Lemaster Stringer
Therapy
Animal Models for Fungal Infection and Therapy, Jan Van Cutsem
Areas for Future Research in Antifungals and Molecular Basis for New Antifungal Therapy, Geert Cauwenbergh
Mechanisms of Azole Resistance, Kazuo Iwata
Azole Drug Resistance as a Cause of Treatment Failure in Patients with Candidosis, David W. Warnock and Elizabeth M. Johnson
Liposomes in Delivery of Antifungals, Hans Christian Korting and Otto Braun-Falco
Pharmacokinetics in Onychomycosis, Piet de Doncker
Allylamine Antifungals, Boni E. Elewski
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