Toxoplasmosis
Subtitle: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
Contributors: David H. M. Joynson (Editor); Tim G. Wreghitt (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780521443289
Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Toxicology; Infectious And Parasitic Diseases; Microorganisms; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Toxoplasmosis; Infectious Diseases; Medical / Infectious Diseases
First sentence: Toxoplasma gondii is placed in the phylum Apicomplexa (Levine 1970), class Sporozoasida (Leukart 1879), subclass Coccidiasina (Leukart 1879).
Description: This authoritative and comprehensive account looks at the re-emergence of toxoplasmosis as a significant and potentially fatal infection. A team of acknowledged international experts reviews the latest diagnostic techniques, and the maangement of infection in pregnant women, neonates the eye, transplant and other immunosuppressed patients and those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).