Fungal disease : biology, immunology, and diagnosis

Author(s)

• Jacobs, Paul H.
• Nall, Lexie

Bibliographic Information

Fungal disease : biology, immunology, and diagnosis

edited by Paul H. Jacobs, Lexie Nall

（Basic and clinical dermatology, 12）

Dekker, c1997

Note

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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Details

• NCID: BA29173059
• ISBN:
  • 0824794028
• LCCN: 96018673
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 591 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QR245
  • NLM : W1 CL69L v.12 1997
  • NLM : WC 450 F9788 1997
  • DC20 : 616.9/69
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mycoses
  • LCSH : Mycoses -- Immunological aspects
  • LCSH : Mycoses -- Diagnosis
  • MESH : Mycoses -- immunology
  • MESH : Mycoses -- drug therapy
  • MESH : Antifungal Agents -- therapeutic use
  • MESH : Fungi -- pathogenicity
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA27659311