Overview
Offers practicing clinicians intimate knowledge of the microbiome’s role in rheumatic diseases and how this influences their daily practice
Includes detailed basic science and immunology sections for clinicians to better understand the function of the microbiome
Covers the role of infectious organisms in major rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis
Experts from around the world offer a comprehensive and international perspective on the topic
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Introductory Chapters
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Immunogenetics of the Host Response to Infection
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Infectious Agents
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The Role of Infectious Agents in Rheumatic Diseases
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Gaafar Ragab, MD is Professor of Internal Medicine at Cairo University and Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. He was previously Head of the Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology unit at Cairo University.
T. Prescott Atkinson, MD, PhD is Professor/ Director of the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma & Immunology at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama.
Matthew L. Stoll, MD, PhD is Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Microbiome in Rheumatic Diseases and Infection
Editors: Gaafar Ragab, T. Prescott Atkinson, Matthew L. Stoll
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79026-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79025-1Published: 14 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07708-2Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-79026-8Published: 19 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 490
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics