Editors:
- A practical guide for clinicians diagnosing and treating fungal infections
- Covers the patient approach, diagnostic tests, antifungal agents, and specific mycoses (with instructive cases)
- Thoroughly updated from the 1st edition and authored by worldwide experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Infectious Disease (ID)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Approach to Patients
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Front Matter
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Laboratory and Radiological Diagnosis
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Front Matter
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Antifungal Agents
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Front Matter
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About this book
Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 2nd Edition is a thorough update to Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Mycoses. Globally recognized experts are brought together again to provide the latest research and clinical evidence on fungal infections and basic mycology. This concise text is divided into sections dedicated to the patient approach, laboratory and radiological diagnosis, antifungal agents, mycoses and instructive cases. Ideal for patient care or as a teaching guide, the busy infectious disease, hematology, oncology, pulmonology, or critical care specialist will find this resource to be a practical tool for diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with fungal infections.
Reviews
“This book on the diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases focuses on specific fungal infections and reviews antifungal agents. … This book should appeal to learners who are interested in fungal infections or clinicians who treat these patients. … It will be helpful to almost any clinician who may encounter patients with fungal diseases. … It provides evidence-based, concise, and clinically relevant material in a useful format that clinicians will find helpful.” (John S. Czachor, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
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University Of Texas Health Science Cente, San Antonio, USA
Duane R. Hospenthal
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University of Texas, San Antonio Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
Michael G. Rinaldi
About the editors
Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
drhospenthal@gmail.com
Michael G. Rinald, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Retired)
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
mrinaldi@satx.rr.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections
Editors: Duane R. Hospenthal, Michael G. Rinaldi
Series Title: Infectious Disease
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13090-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33086-0Published: 01 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13090-3Published: 12 May 2015
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 299
Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations, 199 illustrations in colour
Topics: Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Allergology