Norbert Suttorp,
Tobias Welte,
Reinhard Marre
Birkhäuser Basel
e druk, 2006
9783764375621
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Birkhäuser Basel |
2006
ISBN13: 9783764375621
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. The goal of this volume is to present state-of-the-art knowledge on epidemiology, clinical presentation, immunology, pathology, and diagnosis of CAP including the identification of "new pathogens". Therapeutic approaches, antibiotics resistance, disease management and vaccination strategies are also covered.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783764375621
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Birkhäuser Basel
Inhoudsopgave
Diagnosis and treatment of community acquired pneumonia – the German perspective.-Detection of respiratory bacterial pathogens.- Viral pathogens and epidemiology, detection, therapy and resistance.- Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.- Influenza.- Pathogenesis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae infections – epidemiology, immunity, cell biology, virulence factors.- Legionnaires’ disease and its agent Legionella pneumophila.- Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: adaptive immunity, innate immunity, cell biology, virulence factors.- Pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections: adaptive immunity, innate immunity, cell biology, and virulence factors.- Community-acquired pneumonia: paving the way towards new vaccination concepts