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  • Essentials of Clinical Mycology

    Edited by Carol A. Kauffman, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, William E. Dismukes ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Clinical Mycology offers a comprehensive review of this discipline. Organized by types of fungi, this volume covers microbiologic, epidemiologic and demographic aspects of fungal infections as well as diagnostic, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive approaches. Special patient populations are also detailed. ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

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  • Molecular Mechanisms in Legionella Pathogenesis

    Edited by Hubert Hilbi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal type of pneumonia primarily affecting elderly and immuno-compromised persons, is caused by the ubiquitous environmental bacterium Legionella pneumophila. This book offers authoritative reviews of different facets of its virulence, focusing on comparative phagocyte infection, virulence gene regulation, biochemical functions of effector proteins and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Infection via the Gut

    Edited by Chihiro Sasakawa ...
    Series Book 337 - Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
    Our gut is colonized by numerous bacteria throughout our life, and the gut epithelium is constantly exposed to foreign microbes and dietary antigens. Thus, the gut epithelium acts as a barrier against microbial invaders and is equipped with various innate defense systems. Resident commensal and foreign invading bacteria interact intimately with the gut epithelium and can impact host cellular and ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Introduction to Molecular Medicine

    by Dennis W. Ross ...
    How will increased understanding of the human genome affect our ability to diagnose and treat disease? The subject of recombinant DNA technology is no longer limited to the research laboratory; it is being discussed in ever-widening medical circles. Introduction to Molecular Medicine is especially written for the physician who is not a genetics expert but wishes to understand this new science and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Antibiotics – Are They Curing Us or Killing Us?

    The Catastrophic Impact of the Over-prescription of Antibiotics on Our Health

    by John McKenna ...
    Antibiotics: Are they curing us or killing us? 'Without urgent, co-ordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill.' Dr Keiji Fukuda, World Health Organization For anyone reeling from this recent, shocking statement from WHO, Dr John McKenna is here to help. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Patho-Epigenetics of Infectious Disease

    Edited by Janos Minarovits, Hans Helmut Niller ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Epigenetic modification of cellular genomes is a fascinating means of regulating tissue- and cell type-specific gene expression in all developmental stages of the life of an organism. Carefully orchestrated processes, such as DNA methylation and a plenitude of specific histone modifications secure the faithful transmission of gene expression patterns to progeny cells. Upon chronic infection, the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Marek’s Disease

    Edited by K. Hirai ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Marek's disease virus (MDV) is a herpesvirus which causes a lymphoproliferative disorder of the domestic chicken worldwide. This serious economical problem caused by MDV was mostly solved by development of an effective vaccine against MDV. The development of live vaccines against the disease is remarkable as it has led to the first example of a commercially available vaccine against cancer as well ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Interaction with the Host Organism

    Edited by John D. McKinney, Jean Pieters ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most notorious pathogens on earth, causing the death of approximately 1.5 million people annually. A major problem in the fight against tuberculosis is the emergence of strains that have acquired resistance to all available antibiotics. One key to the success of M. tuberculosis as a pathogen is its ability to circumvent host immune responses at different ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Intrinsic Immunity

    Edited by Bryan R. Cullen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Recent research has focused attention on the importance of intrinsic antiviral immunity, i.e. immunity mediated by factors that are constitutively expressed in many cells. In this volume, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of this relatively new and rapidly evolving field. They cover intrinsic proteinaceous antiviral immune effectors, such as the APOBEC3 and TRIM protein families as ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions in Streptococcal Diseases

    Edited by G Singh Chhatwal ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Streptococci are Gram-positive bacteria that cause a wide spectrum of diseases, such as pharyngitis, necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, as well as rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease as sequelae. Antibiotics alone have not been able to control the disease and in spite of many efforts an effective vaccine is not yet available. A prerequisite for novel and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Listen to the Music

    The Life of Hilary Koprowski

    by Roger Vaughan ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of live polio vaccine, the first researcher to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, and the developer of the "gold standard" rabies vaccine. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in the field of microbiology. A world-reknowned maverick in biomedical research, Koprowski's research methods were often ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Allergy Prevention and Exacerbation

    The Paradox of Microbial Impact on the Immune System

    Edited by Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber ...
    Series series Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
    Allergy is developing into one of the most prevalent diseases affecting individuals in the very early days of life. While the cause of this epidemic is still unclear, it appears that the westernized life style is playing an important role, which includes nutrition, possibly air pollution as well as hygienic conditions. While epidemiologic studies were able to narrow down these factors, basic ... Read more

    $143.09 USD