Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Marcel Dekker,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Third edition, revised and expanded / |
| Series: | Lung biology in health and disease ;
194. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. One. The organism
- Historical overview
- Nomenclature and genetic variation of Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis cellular structure
- Surface antigens
- Signal transuction and cellular communication
- Transmission and epidemiology
- Pneumocystis genome project and genomic organization
- Pt. Two. Host defenses/interactions with the host
- The neonatal period
- Interactions of Pneumocystis with alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells
- T cells in defense against pneumocystis
- Cytokines
- The role of humoral immunity in the defense against Pneumocystis
- The pulmonary surfactant system in Pneumocystis pneumonia
- Mechanisms of lung injury during Pneumocystis pneumonia
- Pt. Three. Infection in humans
- Clinical presentation and diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients
- Pneumocystis pneumonitis in non-HIV-infected patients : update
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in AIDS patients in the developing world
- Immunological features of Pneumocystis infection in humans
- Molecular typing and epidemiological insights
- Current regimens for treatment and prophylaxis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
- Lipids
- Polyamines, iron and Pneumocystis carinii
- DHFR and IMPDH : enzymes exploitable as drug targets in Pneumocystis
- Dihydropteroate synthase and cytochrome B : the problem of emerging resistance
- Development of candidate anti-Pneumocystis drugs : in vitro and in vivo approaches