Opportunistic Infections Treatment and Prophylaxis / by Vassil St. Georgiev.

The complex problems of opportunistic infections in patients suffering from an underlying immunodeficiency is a significant medical issue and calls for a concise, yet comprehensive, resource to present the essential information that clinicians require to provide effective medical care. In Opportunis...

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Main Author: Georgiev, Vassil St (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Infectious Disease
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Viral Infections
  • 1 Cytomegalovirus
  • 2 Varicella-Zoster Virus (Herpes Zoster) Infections
  • 3 Herpes Simplex Virus
  • II. Bacterial Infections
  • 4 Nocardia SPP.
  • 5 Oerskovia SSP.
  • 6 Rhodococcus Equi
  • 7 Tsukamurella SSP.
  • 8 Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • 9 Mycobacterium Bovis
  • 10 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
  • 11 Listeria Monocytogenes
  • 12 Gastrointestinal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
  • III. Parasitic Infections
  • 13 Cryptosporidium SPP.
  • 14 Isospora SPP.
  • 15 Toxoplasma Condii
  • 16 Microsporidia
  • 17 Strongyloides Stercoralis
  • 18 Cyclospora SPP.
  • IV. Fungal Infections
  • 19 Cryptococcus Neoformans
  • 20 Candida Albicans
  • 21 Emerging Candida SPP. Infections
  • 22 Trichosporon Beigelii
  • 23 Rhodotorula SPP.
  • 24 Hansenula (Pichia) SPP.
  • 25 Dematiaceous Fungal Infections: Phaeohyphomycosis and Chromoblastomycosis
  • 26 Hyalohyphomycosis
  • 27 Histoplasma SPP.
  • 28 African Histoplasmosis
  • 29 Blastomyces Dermatitidis
  • 30 Aspergillus SPP.
  • 31 Coccidioides Immitis
  • 32 Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis
  • 33 Penicillium Marneffei
  • 34 Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis, Phycomycosis)
  • 35 Pneumocystis Carinii.