by Kevin Kavanagh

Although the means of diagnosing and treating fungal infections have improved greatly over the last
decade fungi still represent a serious threat to the health of immunocompromised and immunodeficient
patients. The aim of this book is to give an in-depth assessment of our current understanding of the
Biology of the main fungal pathogens and how they interact with the host?s immune response. Each
Chapter focuses on a specific fungal pathogen or group of pathogens and examines their biology and
the factors that allow the fungus colonise and disseminate within the host. In addition each Chapter
gives an indication of the challenges that remain to be tackled over the next 5 ? 10 years in
increasing our understanding of fungal pathogenicity. Each chapter is written by internationally
recognized experts and this has ensured that the book is as comprehensive and authoritative a text
as is possible to assemble.

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