Larone's medically important fungi: a guide to identification
Davise H. Larone is well known as the originator of the book that many readers have come to rely upon for assistance in the accurate identification of fungi from patient specimens, a key step in treating mycotic infections. Dr. Larone has now been joined by Thomas J. Walsh and Randall T. Hayden to update this gold standard reference while retaining the format that has made this guide so popular for more than 40 years.
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- Full title :Larone's medically important fungi : a guide to identification / Thomas J. Walsh, MD, PhD (hon), FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM, Randall T. Hayden, M.D., Davise H. Larone, MT(ASCP), Ph. D., F(AAM) ; illustrated by Davise H. Larone.
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Davise H. Larone is well known as the originator of the book that many readers have come to rely upon for assistance in the accurate identification of fungi from patient specimens, a key step in treating mycotic infections. Dr. Larone has now been joined by Thomas J. Walsh and Randall T. Hayden to update this gold standard reference while retaining the format that has made this guide so popular for more than 40 years.
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- Publication Date:©2018
- Edition:6th edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):ASM Press
- Place of Publication:Washington, DC
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2018
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781555819880, 1555819885, 9781683672968, 1683672968
- DOI:10.1128/9781555819880
- oclc:on1030446158
- LC Classification:QR245
- Dewey Decimal:616.9/6901
Table of Contents
List of Tables -- Preface to the Fifth Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- How To Use the Guide -- Use of Reference Laboratories -- Safety Precautions -- PART I -- Direct Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens -- Introduction -- Histological Terminology -- Tissue Reactions to Fungal Infection -- Stains -- TABLE 1 Stains for direct microscopic observation of fungi and/or filamentous bacteria in tissue -- Guide to Interpretation of Direct Microscopic Examination -- Detailed Descriptions -- Actinomycosis -- Mycetoma, Actinomycotic or Eumycotic -- Nocardiosis -- Zygomycosis -- Aspergillosis -- Miscellaneous Hyalohyphomycoses -- Dermatophytosis -- Tinea versicolor -- Tinea nigra -- Phaeohyphomycosis -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Sporotrichosis -- Histoplasmosis capsulati -- Penicilliosis marneffei -- Blastomycosis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Candidiasis (Candidosis) -- Trichosporonosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Pneumocystosis -- Protothecosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Adiaspiromycosis -- Special References -- PART II -- Identification of Fungi in Culture -- Guide to Identification of Fungi in Culture -- Detailed Descriptions -- Filamentous Ba…
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