Emerging Infections 4 - Brossura

Scheld, W. Michael; Hughes, James M; Craig, William A

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1555811973 ISBN 13: 9781555811976

Casa editrice: ASM Press, 2000

Riassunto

Emerging Infections 4 is the fourth of an annual series of books based on ICAAC Symposia on Emerging Infections. It provides a complete and updated discussion of new and emerging infectious diseases, covering both basic science and clinical topics. The editors are in the forefront of the scientific and clinical communities dealing with emerging pathogens. This book and the series will be valuable to a wide range of people working in microbiology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, public health, and clinical medicine.

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Contenuti:

Table of Contents 1. Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Microbe for All Ages, Mimic of Maladies Many 2. Emergence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance 3. Toroviruses: Emerging Pathogens of Humans and Animals 4. The Human Enteric Caliciviruses: an Expanded Role for Old Viruses 5. Monkeypox: an Emerging Infection for Humans? 6. Sequence-Based Methods for Pathogen Discovery: the Complex Associations of Microbes, Microbial Sequences, and Host 7. Listeriosis 8. Group B Streptococci: from Emerging Infection to Prevention Success Story 9. Helicobacter Species other than Helicobacter pylori: Emerging Pathogens in Humans and Animals 10. Noncholera Vibrios 11. Cryptosporidium parvum: Miniscule but Mighty 12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Opportunistic Infections in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy 13. Countermeasures to the Reemergence of Smallpox Virus as an Agent of Bioterrorism 14. Are Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Practical Agents for Biological Terrorism?

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This book is the fourth of an annual series of books based on ICAAC Symposia on Emerging Infections. The editors are in the forefront of the scientific and clinical communities dealing with emerging pathogens. This will be very valuable and popular for a wide range of people in infectious diseases, internal medicine, and clinical microbiology. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and covers basic science as well as clinical topics.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: ASM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1555811973
• ISBN 13: 9781555811976
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 234
• Redattore: Scheld W. Michael, Hughes James M., Whitley Richard J.