Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection [Paperback]

Malcolm D. Richardson PhD FSB FRCPath (Author), Elizabeth Johnson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1405122188 | ISBN-13: 978-1405122184 | Publication Date: May 9, 2006 | Edition: 2

The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in a convenient and practical format, the major features of fungal infections in humans, providing visual information for each pathogen and the infections they cause.

 

The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapter the clinical manifestations and management sections have been revised and updated to include recently developed antifungal drugs. New sections include;

 

• Emerging yeast and filamentous fungal pathogens
  
• Antifungal susceptibility testing
  
• Antifungal assays
  
• Molecular methods in medical mycology
  
• Mycological aspects of the indoor environment.

 

Medical Mycology lends itself to illustration and as such there are over 40 additional images in this edition. Recent references have been added and the list of online resources has been updated.

 

This Guide presents a succinct account of the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of fungal infections world-wide. It is an ideal publication for those who encounter fungal infections as part of their everyday practice, including medical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists and general practitioners.

Editorial Reviews

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"The book provides a wealth of excellent photos and a brief outline of diagnostic, clinical, and therapeutic issues for common fungal infections. This is a well designed new edition of a guide published six years ago. It has the advantages of brevity and outstanding photographs."
Doodys website

"...the authors are to be congratulated on improving an already worthwhile text. This book is ideal for the non-expert and it more than fulfils the role for which it was designed."
Journal of Hospital Infection

Book Description

Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection will be a book of 112 pages which presents the major fungal infections in a synoptic manner that will assist in the diagnosis and management of disease. It includes over 30 descriptions of disease using consistently applied headings: definition; geographical distribution; casual organisms; clinical manifestations; essential investigations; management. Text will be in the form of bulleted paragraphs to make it easier to locate. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (May 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405122188
• ISBN-13: 978-1405122184
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.4 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,130,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr.Azeem Alam Khan MBBS(QAU),M.Sc(UK),FACP(USA)., October 14, 2001

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Dr.Azeem Alam Khan "AZEEM" (General Care Hospital Dammam KSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection (Paperback)

I bought this book today and read it.It is an excellent book,fungal diseases are discussed one by one with illustrations,pictures,slides and in some cases microbiology.One can review all the important fungal infections in short time.It is a modern book with WEB SITES at the back.Treatment are also discussed.It is a small 114 page book but covers a vast topic of cutaneous fungal infections.It is helpful for the undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dermatology students.
I shall be very grateful if somebody can donate this book for our Hospital Library !
Dr.Azeem Alam Khan,
Al O'srah international hospital,
PO Box 37509 Riyadh 11449
Saudi Arabia.