Fungal infection diagnosis and management

• Autor: M. D. Richardson
• D. W Warnock
• Assuntos: Mycoses; MICOLOGIA MÉDICA; Mycoses -- diagnosis; Mycoses -- therapy; Humans Fungal diseases
• Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index
  
• Descrição: Nature of fungi -- Fungi as human pathogens -- Changing pattern of fungal infection -- Implications for diagnosis and management -- Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection -- Collection of specimens -- Specimens for serologica l tests -- Specimens for antifungal drug level determinations -- Transport of specimens -- Interpretation of laboratory test results -- Antifungal drugs -- Amphotericin -- Fluconazole -- Flucytosine -- Griseofulvin -- Itraconaz ole -- Ketoconazole -- Miconazole -- Terbinafine -- Other compounds for topical administration -- Empirical treatment of suspected fungal infection in the neutropenic patient -- Prophylactic treatment for prevention of fungal i nfection -- Laboratory monitoring -- Dermatophytosis -- Causal organisms and their habitat -- Laboratory diagnosis of dermatophytosis -- Tinea capitis -- Tinea corporis -- Tinea cruris -- Tinea pedis -- Tinea manuum -- Tinea un guium -- Superficial candidosis -- Definition -- Geographical distribution -- Causal organisms and their habitat -- Clinical manifestations -- Superficial candidosis in special hosts (cont) Essential investigations and their interpretation -- Management -- Other cutaneous fungal infections -- Pityriasis versicolor -- Piedra -- White piedra -- Black piedra -- Tinea nigra -- Hendersonula toruloidea and Scytal idium hyalinum infection -- Mould infections of nails -- Keratomycosis -- Otomycosis -- Aspergillosis -- Deep candidosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Mucormycosis --
  Blastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Paracoccidio idomycosis -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Entomophthoramycoses -- Rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis -- Basidiobolomycosis -- Hyalohyphomycosis -- Lobomycosis -- Mycetoma -- Phaeohyphomycosis -- Pseudallescheriosis -- Rhinosporidiosis - - Sporotrichosis -- Uncommon yeast infections -- Trichosporonosis -- Malassezia infection
  
• Editor: Oxford Boston Blackwell Scientific Publications
  
• Data de criação/publicação: 1993
  
• Formato: xix, 207 p. 22 cm.
  
• Idioma: Inglês