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This summary of rapid advances in the field of medical mycology is tailored to the needs of mycologists, physicians, and others using fungi as model systems.

Product Description: This volume constitutes. in part. the proceedings of the symposium on "Cell-Cell Interaction and Release of Inflammatory Mediators" organized by Drs. Patrick Y-K Wong and Charles N. Serhan and presented at the FASEB meeting in Washington...read more

Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various aspects of pathogenic yeasts and what is known about their molecular and cellular biology and virulence, in addition to looking at clinical and laboratory findings. As each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field, this book summarizes in one volume much of the latest research on several pathogenic yeasts, including Candida, Cryptococcus, Malassezia and yeasts of emerging importance. The importance of laboratory diagnosis, antifungal susceptibility testing, antifungal resistance and yeast diseases in animals are reviewed.

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The first textbook of mycology ever to focus on the management of patients with fungal infections, CLINICAL MYCOLOGY represents an expert, authoritative examination of clinical problem-solving approaches to diagnosis and management. It offers specific recommendations for understanding, controlling, and preventing fungal infections based on underlying principles of epidemiology and infection control policy, pathogenesis, immunology, histopathology, and laboratory diagnosis and antifungal therapy. The book also covers etiologic agents of disease, fungal infections in special hosts such as pediatric patients and patients with cancer or HIV, infections of the organ systems, and more. Extensive illustrations, tables, and photographs throughout the book highlight its clinical context and enhance the reader's understanding of the subject.Complete and authoritative, yet practical, discussion makes this book an ideal one-stop source for diagnosis, management, and prevention of fungal infections.Editors and authors are recognized experts in their field, offering consistently high standard-of-care approaches.Excellent photographs and drawings illustrate specific concepts and conditions.Tables present summaries of key points to help the reader quickly access information on a subject.Clear, definitive recommendations for diagnosis and management of fungal infections are outlined and related to clinical practice.

Product Description: This textbook offers students a concise introduction to the biology of fungi and their interactions with man. Essentials of Medical Mycology includes introductory sections on the general characteristics of mycoses and the fungi that cause them...read more

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The previous editions of this book have become well known and well loved by all mycologists working in a diagnostic setting. It is very simple to use, and allows laboratory workers to identify fungal pathogens under the microscope by their morphology and other readily identifiable features. New to this extensively revised and updated edition is a section of photo-micrographs of all the major organisms.

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