Aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillosis /

Invasive and chronic fungal infections have become a formidable clinical opponent, and foremost among them is Aspergillus fumigatus. Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis assembles chapters from a large and international contingent of experts in the field to explore every major aspect of A. fumiga...

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Other Authors: Latgé, Jean-Paul, 1948- (Editor), Steinbach, William J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; I: THE SPECIES; II: GROWTH AND SENSING, OR RESISTING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; III: IMMUNE DEFENSE AGAINST ASPERGILLUS; IV: THE SPECTRUM OF DISEASE; V: DIAGNOSIS; VI: THERAPY; VII: TIMING OF ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY; VIII: SPECIFIC PATIENT POPULATIONS; IX: FUTURE DIRECTIONS; Index.