Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780191071683, 0191071684

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0191071684
• ISBN-13: 9780191071683
• Author: Christopher C. Kibbler, ‎Richard Barton, ‎Neil A. R. Gow
  

The Oxford Textbook of Medical Mycology is a comprehensive reference text which brings together the science and medicine of human fungal disease. Written by a leading group of international authors to bring a global expertise, it is divided into sections that deal with the principles of mycology, the organisms, a systems-based approach to management, fungal disease in specific patient groups, diagnosis, and treatment. The detailed clinical chapters take account of recent international guidelines on the management of fungal disease. With chapters covering recent developments in taxonomy, fungal genetics and other “omics”, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and immunology, this textbook is well suited to aid both scientists and clinicians. The extensive illustrations, tables, and in-depth coverage of topics, including discussion of the non-infective aspects of allergic and toxin mediated fungal disease, are designed to aid the understanding of mechanisms and pathology, and extend the usual approach to fungal disease. This textbook is essential reading for microbiologists, research scientists, infectious diseases clinicians, respiratory physicians, and those managing immunocompromised patients. Part of the Oxford Textbook in Infectious Disease and Microbiology series, it is also a useful companion text for students and trainees looking to supplement mycology courses and microbiology training.

Table contents:

Section 1 The principles of medical mycology

1 Introduction to medical mycology

2 Fungal taxonomy and nomenclature

3 Physiology and metabolism of fungal pathogens

4 Fungal cell structure and organization

5 Fungal genetics

6 Fungal genomics and transcriptomics

7 Epidemiology of fungal disease

8 Pathogenesis of fungal disease

9 Immunology of fungal disease

Section 2 Medically important fungi

10 Aspergillus species

11 Candida species

12 Cryptococcus species

13 Other yeasts

14 Dematiaceous fungi

15 The dermatophytes

16 Endemic dimorphic fungi

17 Hyaline moulds

18 Mucoraceous moulds

19 Pneumocystis jirovecii

Section 3 Fungal diseases

20 Fungal bone and joint infections

21 Fungal cardiovascular infections

22 Fungal central nervous system infections

23 Fungal infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

24 Fungal diseases of the ear, nose, and throat

25 Fungaemia and disseminated infection

26 Fungal diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

27 Genito-urinary fungal infections

28 Fungal eye infections

29 Fungal infections of the kidney and those associated with renal failure, dialysis, and renal transplantation

30 Fungal diseases of the respiratory tract

31 Fungal toxin-mediated disease

Section 4 Fungal infections in specific patient groups

32 Fungal infections in haemato-oncology

33 Fungal infections among patients with AIDS

34 Fungal infections in solid organ transplantation

35 Fungal infections in neonates

36 Fungal infections in intensive therapy units

37 Fungal disease in cystic fibrosis and chronic respiratory disorders

Section 5 Diagnosis

38 Biosafety and quality assurance in the mycology laboratory

39 Microscopy and culture of fungal disease

40 Histopathology of fungal disease

41 The imaging of fungal disease

42 Serology of fungal disease

43 Molecular diagnosis of fungal disease

44 Guidelines for the diagnosis of fungal disease

Section 6 Antifungal therapy

45 Principles of antifungal therapy

46 Antifungal agents

47 Antifungal susceptibility testing and resistance

48 Antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring

49 Antifungal treatment guidelines

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