Focusing on the management of patients with fungal infections, this text provides a thorough examination of clinical problem-solving approaches to diagnosis and management. Specific recommendations are provided to understand, control, and prevent fungal infections based on basic principles of epidemiology and infection control policy, pathogenesis, immunology, histopathology, and laboratory diagnosis and antifungal therapy. It 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 other topics. Includes extensive illustrations, tables, and photographs. Of likely interest to internists and specialists in infectious disease as well as trainees. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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.
