The full range of scientific and clinical perspectives on Cryptococcus at your fingertips.
- Covers both the Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species, examining in detail the life cycle, pathophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, epidemiology, immunology, and clinical management of this encapsulated yeast.
- Provides in-depth discussions of the 1999 Vancouver Island C. gattii outbreak that spread to the Canadian mainland and the United States, causing infections in both humans and animals.
- Discusses diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and other clinical perspectives on Cryptococcus infection
- Serves as a resource for molecular biologists, microbiologists, public health officials, epidemiologists, and infectious disease clinicians.
This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
- ISBN10 1555815014
- ISBN13 9781555815011
- Publish Date 12 November 2010 (first published 1 November 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint American Society for Microbiology
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 646
- Language English