Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection

The Pocket Guide to Fungal Infection presents, in aconvenient and practical format, the major features of fungalinfections in humans, providing visual information for eachpathogen and the infections they cause. The second edition has been extensively revised. In each chapterthe clinical manifestations and management sections have beenrevised 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 thereare over 40 additional images in this edition. Recent referenceshave been added and the list of online resources has beenupdated. This Guide presents a succinct account of the clinicalmanifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of fungalinfections world-wide. It is an ideal publication for those whoencounter fungal infections as part of their everyday practice,including medical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists,dermatologists and general practitioners.