The Aspergillus site is co-sponsored by Schering-Plough, Pfizer Inc, and the CGD Research Trust. This video presented is not for the squeamish. To view the surgery video:
http://www.aspergillus.man.ac.uk/indexhome.htm Go to "Education Materials" link, then click to "clinical videos, then click on "The removal of fungal ball from the lung".
This site offers a wide range of information about the fungus Aspergillus and the diseases it causes. It is designed to provide information for clinicians, scientists, patients and their relatives. There is a section devoted to the needs of
patients suffering from the effects of Aspergillus and links to the Aspergillus Trust.
On the site you will find:
diagnostic and research laboratory protocols
treatment and antifungal drug information
articles of interest
actual case histories
relevant conference and course details
abstracts from conferences
a large image library (more than 400 clinical photos, scans and different.species of Aspergillus) and videos
information on Aspergillus genomics
clinical and laboratory discussion forums
a current and historical bibliographic database,
news about Aspergillus
mycotoxin and Aspergillus species information
veterinary diseases caused by Aspergillus.
There is also a section providing free educational materials. And slides sets for teaching purposes.
Parts of the site require
registration (free of charge), and you can select whether to add your e-mail address and FAX number to others in the address book.
Only the web managers have access to this database.
The Aspergillus site is co-sponsored by Schering-Plough, Pfizer Inc, and the CGD Research Trust. We are grateful to our previous sponsors Alza, OrthoBiotech, Merck & Co Inc., and AB Biodisk for their support.
All users of the site have access to the address book which aims to provide a resource of contacts for people interested in Aspergillus and the diseases it causes.
The recommendations given, aim to be a guide, but should not be viewed as definitive, especially with regard to clinical and treatment information. The content of this site is ultimately the responsibility of the Fungal Research Trust and is independent of any sponsor.
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