IMPORTANT MEDICAL MYCOLOGY PUBLICATIONS!
LABORATORY HANDBOOK OF DERMATOPHYTES
Julius Kane, Richard Summerbell, Lynne Sigler, Sigmund Krajden, and Geoffrey Land
"An excellent review of the principles of dermaophyte identification. Wonderfull graphic (photographs, charts) support of the technical principles constituting a procedural guide that is amoung the best available. This resource should stand the test of time as it is well grounded in the fundamentals and avoids jargon likely to be short lived. A MUST HAVE for mycology laboratories and the offices of Dermatologists." Professor James Griffin, Dartmouth Univesity
Brief Description:
Now laboratorians can deal with fungi that are more complex and were previously more difficult to identify. Fungi important to the differential diagnosis of dermatophytes are given thorough treatment. The process of direct examination of dermatological specimens is systematized and illustrated. An excellent reference for accurate identification of typical and atypical dermatophytes, as well as other fungi causing similar infection. Chyrsosporium and other normally nonpathogenic fungi resembling dermatophytes are described and illustrated. A new system for identifying dermatophytes in culture is detailed. An indispensable reference needed by every clinical laboratory. Profusely illustrated: 499 color photographs, plus black and white photographs, drawings, tables, flowcharts and other illustrations.
10 digit ISBN: 0898631572 13 digit ISBN: 9780898631579
CONTENTS
Foreword R.G. Sibbald ..... vii
Dedication and Acknowledgements ....................... xi
A Personal Note................... Julius Kane ...... xii
A Historical Perspective.......... Julius Kane ...... xv
1. Dermatophytes and Agents of Dermatophyte-Like Infection 1
2. Dermatophytes: Epidemiology and Clinical Features 5
3. Dermatophyte Mycology: Examination of Skin, Nails,and Hair 33
4. Physiological and Other Special Tests 45
5. The Biological Aspects of the Kane/Fischer System for Identification of Dermatophytes 81
6. The Genera Trichophyton and Epidermophyton 131
7. The Genus Microsporum 193
8. Nondermatophytic Molds Causing Dermatophyte-Like Nail and Skin Infection 213
9. Chrysosporium and Molds Resembling Dermatophytes 261
Appendix: Media and Methods 313
Index 333
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Brief Description:
Now laboratorians can deal with fungi that are more complex and were previously more difficult to identify. Fungi important to the differential diagnosis of dermatophytes are given thorough treatment. The process of direct examination of dermatological specimens is systematized and illustrated. An excellent reference for accurate identification of typical and atypical dermatophytes, as well as other fungi causing similar infection. Chyrsosporium and other normally nonpathogenic fungi resembling dermatophytes are described and illustrated. A new system for identifying dermatophytes in culture is detailed. An indispensable reference needed by every clinical laboratory. Profusely illustrated: 499 color photographs, plus black and white photographs, drawings, tables, flowcharts and other illustrations.
10 digit ISBN: 0898631572 13 digit ISBN: 9780898631579
CONTENTS
Foreword R.G. Sibbald ..... vii
Dedication and Acknowledgements ....................... xi
A Personal Note................... Julius Kane ...... xii
A Historical Perspective.......... Julius Kane ...... xv
1. Dermatophytes and Agents of Dermatophyte-Like Infection 1
2. Dermatophytes: Epidemiology and Clinical Features 5
3. Dermatophyte Mycology: Examination of Skin, Nails,and Hair 33
4. Physiological and Other Special Tests 45
5. The Biological Aspects of the Kane/Fischer System for Identification of Dermatophytes 81
6. The Genera Trichophyton and Epidermophyton 131
7. The Genus Microsporum 193
8. Nondermatophytic Molds Causing Dermatophyte-Like Nail and Skin Infection 213
9. Chrysosporium and Molds Resembling Dermatophytes 261
Appendix: Media and Methods 313
Index 333
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MEDICAL MYCOLOGY AND HUMAN MYCOSES
A comprehensive color guide to medically significant fungi and the diseases they cause. Provides details of laboratory techniques and specimen identification. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs.
13 digit ISBN: 9780898631753
13 digit ISBN: 9780898631753
