Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 975 g
Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 975 g
ISBN: 978-0-8493-8787-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
A concise one-stop-practical reference for the various physicians dealing with fungal infections, Antifungal Therapy appeals to infectious disease physicians, transplant surgeons, dermatologists, and intensivists, as well as basic scientists and pharmaceutical company researchers interested in the state of antifungal therapy.
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the pertinent issues pertaining to antifungal treatment. Divided into four interrelated sections for a cohesive discussion covers:
history of antifungals from the discovery of the polyenes to the echinocandins
antifungal susceptibility methods
patient management
animal models in drug development
therapeutic strategies
pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenomics
trends in resistance
Zielgruppe
Infectious disease specialists, dermatologists, and critical care specialists.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
General Introduction to the Management Issues History of AntifungalsAli Abdul Lattif and Kim SwindellEpidemiology of Fungal Infections: What, Where, and WhenSylvia F. Costa and Barbara D. AlexanderExperimental Animal Models of Invasive Fungal InfectionsYoshifumi Imamura and Mahmoud A. GhannoumAntifungal Drug Resistance: Significance and MechanismsPranab K. Mukherjee and Mingyue WangAntifungal Prophylaxis: An Ounce of Prevention isWorth a Pound of CureAimee K. ZaasPreemptive Antifungal Therapy: Do Diagnostics Help?Kimberly E. HansonThe Immune Response to Fungal ChallengeJeffery J. AulettaImmunomodulators: What is the Evidence for Use in Mycoses?J. Andrew AlspaughFungal Biofilms and Catheter-Associated InfectionsJyotsna Chandra and Mahmoud A. GhannoumAntifungal Drug ClassesPolyenes for Prevention and Treatment of Invasive Fungal InfectionsRichard H. DrewFlucytosineRichard H. DrewPharmacology of Azole Antifungal AgentsElizabeth S. Dodds AshleyEchinocandins for Prevention and Treatment of Invasive Fungal InfectionsMelissa D. Johnson and John MohrNovel Administrations of AntifungalsRichard H. DrewManagement of Specific MycosesDermatophytosisSusan A. Keiler and Mahmoud A. GhannoumInvasive CandidiasisRana Traboulsi and Mahmoud A. GhannoumInvasive AspergillosisRana TraboulsiManagement of CryptococcosisJohn R. PerfectManagement of Endemic MycosesJohn R. PerfectHuman Hyalohyphomycoses: A Review of Human Infections Due to Acremonium spp., Paecilomyces spp., Penicillium spp., and Scopulariopsis spp.Mahmoud A. GhannoumManagement of PhaeohyphomycosisJohn R. PerfectPneumocystisKim SwindellManagement of ZygomycosisJohn R. PerfectThe Paradigm of Risk Group/Infection Site AssessmentsAntifungal Management in Risk Groups: Transplant RecipientsSylvia F. Costa and Barbara D. AlexanderProphylaxis and Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant PatientsSelmin A. Ataergin and Hillard M. LazarusInfants: Yeasts Are Beasts in Early LifeP. Brian Smith and Daniel K. Benjamin, Jr.Newer Antifungal Agents in PediatricsChristina Henn and William J. SteinbachFungal Infections in Burn PatientsJose A. VazquezAllergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisRana TraboulsiFungal Infections of the Genitourinary TractRana Traboulsi and Souha Kanj
