- ISBN: 9781444330700 | 1444330705
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/22/2013
The first edition of this book was a highly successful manual self-published by the Public Health Laboratory Service (now the Health Protection Agency) in 1996. It was designed to assist in the identification of over 100 of the most significant fungi of medical importance. In this it has proved popular with medical laboratories in the UK and overseas, possibly because, unlike several of its competitors, it has emphasised points of differential distinction between related groups of species. Since its publication 11 years ago, there are now new changes in the names of some of the fungi and several other fungi have come into prominence as causes of infection. The information on antifungal drugs has become outdated and a second edition will allow these changes to be made as it will be completely revised and updated throughout. The original edition was illustrated solely by line drawings of the microscopic appearance. The appearance of the fungal colonies on the agar plate, an important aspect of laboratory identification, was alluded to only by text descriptions. It is proposed to improve the presentation by the addition of colour photographs of colonies, as well as photographs of the key microscopic morphological features. The organisms described will be grouped in chapters according to the spore-bearing structures produced in culture, rather than ordered on an alphabetical basis. Every organism will be illustrated and its colonial, macroscopic and microscopic appearance described. Differential diagnosis details will be given for each organism on the basis of both colonial appearance and microscopic characteristics for the organisms described. High quality, four colour digital images wil be incorporated throughout.
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