Pulmonary Infections and Immunity

✍ Scribed by Ramon G. Canto, George R. Robinson II (auth.), Herman Chmel, Mauro Bendinelli, Herman Friedman (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 367
• Series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Presenting the basic concepts and clinical implications of respiratory infection, with special emphasis on the role of the immune system, the field's leading researchers contribute detailed chapters on most of the major pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Their work will stimulate new research by microbiologists and immunologists, teach clinicians the interaction between microorganisms and the host, and provide health professionals with information necessary to evaluate public health procedures.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Defense Mechanisms of the Respiratory Tract....Pages 1-27
The Immunology of Pneumococcal Pneumonia....Pages 29-49
Pulmonary Infections Caused by Lancefield Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus....Pages 51-62
Pulmonary Infections Caused by Haemophilus influenzae ....Pages 63-83
Klebsiella Pneumonia....Pages 85-96
Legionella pneumophila....Pages 97-111
Anaerobic Bacterial Infections of the Lung....Pages 113-128
Immunology of M. tuberculosis and Other Mycobacteria....Pages 129-148
Bordetella pertussis....Pages 149-157
Coxiella burnetii and Q Fever....Pages 159-182
The Chlamydial Pneumonias....Pages 183-196
Histoplasma capsulatum....Pages 197-216
Blastomyces dermatitidis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis ....Pages 217-237
The Immunology of Coccidioidomycosis....Pages 239-247
Pulmonary Cryptococcosis....Pages 249-279
Influenza Viruses....Pages 281-308
Parainfluenza Viruses....Pages 309-318
Varicella-Zoster Virus....Pages 319-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-355

✦ Subjects

Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Plant Sciences; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology; Microbial Ecology