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Combating Fungal Infections
. Ed(S): Ahmad, Iqbal; Owais, Mohammad; Shahid, Mohammed; Aqil, Farrukh
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Paperback. Combating Fungal Infections explores fungal diseases in humans and animals, focusing on the management, fungal pathogens and recent advances in treatment. Issues of antifungal drug toxicity are also discussed, in addition to treatment resistance and diagnostic approaches to fungal infections. Editor(s): Ahmad, Iqbal; Owais, Mohammad; Shahid, Mohammed; Aqil, Farrukh. Num Pages: 559 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; MMFM; MMG; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 848.
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms that are closely related to humans at cellular level. Human fungal pathogens belong to various classes of fungi, mainly zygo- cetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and deuteromycetes. In recent years, fungal infections have dramatically increased as a result of improved diagnosis, high frequency of catheterization, instrumentation, etc. However, the main cause remains the increasing number of immunosuppressed patients, mostly because of HIV infection and indiscriminate usage of antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agents, broad-spectrum antibiotics and prosthetic devices, and grafts in clinical settings. Presently available means of combating fungal infections are still weak and clumsy compared to control of bacterial ... Read more
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms that are closely related to humans at cellular level. Human fungal pathogens belong to various classes of fungi, mainly zygo- cetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and deuteromycetes. In recent years, fungal infections have dramatically increased as a result of improved diagnosis, high frequency of catheterization, instrumentation, etc. However, the main cause remains the increasing number of immunosuppressed patients, mostly because of HIV infection and indiscriminate usage of antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agents, broad-spectrum antibiotics and prosthetic devices, and grafts in clinical settings. Presently available means of combating fungal infections are still weak and clumsy compared to control of bacterial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
559
Condition
New
Number of Pages
539
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642446726
SKU
V9783642446726
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