(Ebook) Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, Fourth Edition by Malcolm D. Richardson, David W. Warnock(auth.) ISBN 9781118321492, 9781405170567, 1118321499, 1405170565

(Ebook) Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, Fourth Edition by Malcolm D. Richardson, David W. Warnock(auth.) ISBN 9781118321492, 9781405170567, 1118321499, 1405170565

Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, 4th Edition is a concise and up-to-date guide to the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of superficial, subcutaneous and systemic fungal infections. This highly acclaimed book has been extensively revised and updated throughout to ensure all drug and dosage recommendations are accurate and in agreement with current guidelines. A new chapter on infections caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii has been added. The book has been designed to enable rapid information retrieval and to help clinicians make informed decisions about diagnosis and patient management. Each chapter concludes with a list of recent key publications which have been carefully selected to facilitate efficient access to further information on specific aspects of fungal infections. Clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, as well as dermatologists, hematologists and oncologists, can depend on this contemporary text for authoritative information and the background necessary to understand fungal infections.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–11): Chapter 2 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infection (pages 12–31): Chapter 3 Antifungal Drugs (pages 32–90): Chapter 4 Dermatophytosis (pages 91–120): Chapter 5 Superficial Candidosis (pages 121–137): Chapter 6 Other Cutaneous Fungal Infections (pages 138–150): Chapter 7 Mould Infections of Nails (pages 151–155): Chapter 8 Keratomycosis (pages 156–161): Chapter 9 Otomycosis (pages 162–165): Chapter 10 Aspergillosis (pages 166–200): Chapter 11 Invasive Candidosis (pages 201–235): Chapter 12 Cryptococcosis (pages 236–252): Chapter 13 Mucormycosis (pages 253–263): Chapter 14 Pneumocystosis (pages 264–276): Chapter 15 Blastomycosis (pages 277–287): Chapter 16 Coccidioidomycosis (pages 288–303): Chapter 17 Histoplasmosis (pages 304–321): Chapter 18 Paracoccidioidomycosis (pages 322–331): Chapter 19 Chromoblastomycosis (pages 332–337): Chapter 20 Entomophthoromycosis (pages 338–343): Chapter 21 Mycetoma (pages 344–351): Chapter 22 Sporotrichosis (pages 352–361): Chapter 23 Hyalohyphomycosis (pages 362–375): Chapter 24 Penicillium Marneffei Infection (pages 376–382): Chapter 25 Phaeohyphomycosis (pages 383–395): Chapter 26 Other Invasive Yeast Infections (pages 396–404): Chapter 27 Unusual Fungal and Pseudofungal Infections (pages 405–417):