1st Edition
Fungal Pathogenesis Principles and Clinical Applications
By Richard Calderone
Copyright 2002
778 Pages
by
CRC Press
778 Pages
by
CRC Press
776 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Stresses molecular and biochemical studies of opportunistic and frank fungal pathogens!
This book gives a comprehensive overview of human pathogenic fungi that offers a current and concise survey of virulence factors, host responses and recognition, treatment and diagnosis of infections, invasive enzymes, intracellular survival, morphogenesis, adaptation, and properties of major fungal pathogens that contribute to disease.
Focuses on human fungal infections, including candidiasis, pneumocystosis, aspergillosis, and cryptococcosis.
With over 3700 references to accommodate continuing study, Fungal Pathogenesis
Containing research into the virulence, immunity, diagnosis, and therapy of most common fungal infections, Fungal Pathogenesis is an unparalleled reference for microbiologists, virologists, pathologists and phytopathologists, infectious disease specialists, molecular and cell biologists, biochemists, immunologists, medical mycologists, biotechnologists, and geneticists, and an exceptional text for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.
What Makes Fungi Virulent? Host Recognition by Human Fungal Pathogens. Treatment and Patient Management. The Diagnostic Laboratory. Index.
Biography
Richard Calderone