Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an Opportunistic Pathogen
Assembling the latest research by an international group of contributors, this volume covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and control measures of this elusive microorganism. It will provide a deeper understanding of the pathogen to p
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INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PATHOGENESIS Series Editors: Mauro Bendinelli, H e r m a n Friedman,
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an Opportunistic Pathogen Edited by
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Mauro Bendinelli University of Pisa Pisa, Italy
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Pseudomonas a e r u g i n o s a as an o p p o r t u n i s t i c p a t h o g e n / e d i t e d by M a r i o Campa, Mauro Bend i n e 1 1 i , and Herman F r i e d m a n . p. cm. — ( I n f e c t i o u s a g e n t s and p a t h o g e n e s i s ) I n c l u d e s b i b l i o g r a p h i c a l r e f e r e n c e s and i n d e x . ISBN 978-1-4615-3036-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-1-4613-6324-8 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-3036-7 1. Pseudomonas a e r u g i n o s a i n f e c t i o n s . 2. O p p o r t u n i s t i c infections. I . Campa, M a r i o . I I . B e n d i n e 1 1 i , Mauro. I I I . F r i e d m a n , Herman. I V . - S e r i e s . [DNLM: 1. Pseudomonas A e r u g i n o s a . 2. Pseudomonas I n f e c t i o n s . QW 131 P 9 7 3 5 ] QR201.P74P7 1992 616' . 0 1 4 5 — d c 2 0 DNLM/DLC 92-48759 f o r L i b r a r y of Congress CIP
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Contributors
DALE R. ABRAHAMSON • Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Station, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 ANDREW W. ARTENSTEIN • Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 ALI AZGHANI • Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75710 FRANCIS BELLI DO • Eli Lilly, 1214 Geneva, Switzerland RICHARD S. BERK • Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 4820