Chapter 2 Influenza viral infection in the respiratory system—potential ways of monitoring S.C.B. Gopinath*,** T. Lakshmipriya* U. Hashim* M.K. Md Arshad* R.M. Ayub* T. Adam*,†* Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Institute of Nano…
Chapter 13 Laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia O. Matos* F. Esteves*** Medical Parasitology Unit, Group of Opportunistic Protozoa/HIV and Other Protozoa, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina…
Chapter 16 Volatile oils: Potential agents for the treatment of respiratory infections A. Pasdaran*,**,† A. Pasdaran† D. Sheikhi‡* Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Research and…
Chapter 1 Influenza virus infections: clinical update, molecular biology, and therapeutic options G. Franci* L. Palomba* A. Falanga** C. Zannella* V. D’Oriano* L. Rinaldi† S. Galdiero** M. Galdiero** University of Naples…
Chapter 17 Current therapeutics and prophylactic approaches to treat pneumonia A. Krishnamurthy E. Palombo Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria,…
Chapter 14 Antimicrobial approaches against bacterial pathogens which cause lower respiratory system infections A.F. Jozala* D. Grotto* L.C.L. Novaes** V. de Carvalho Santos-Ebinuma† M. Gerenutti* F.S. Del Fiol** University of Sorocaba,…
Chapter 9 Respiratory infections in immunosuppressed patients S.R. Konduri A.O. Soubani Wayne State University School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States Abstract Immunosuppression…
Chapter 7 Indoor air pollution due to mycoflora causing acute lower respiratory infections T. Dubey TBON-LAB, Investment Blvd. Hayward, CA, United States Abstract Fungal genera are well known to produce allergens….
Chapter 10 Metallo-beta-lactamase producer Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an opportunistic pathogen in lungs S.U. Picoli* A.L.S. Gonçalves*** Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil** MSc at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do…
Chapter 12 Pulmonary aspergillosis: diagnosis and treatment S. Quereshi* P. Paralikar** R. Pandit** M. Razzaghi-Abyaneh† K. Kon‡ M. Rai*** Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Indira Priyadarshini College, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India** Nanobiotechnology…
