Medical Mycology. Current Trends and Future Prospects

Description

The identification of medically important fungi has been an important area of study that warrants further extensive research. The use oftraditional and molecular methods of identification, provides new insights into differentiation of species and ultimately the line of treatment can be determined. This book incorporates a diverse group of medically important fungi and diseases, including common dermatophytes, onychomycosis, Coccidiomycosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Mycotic keratitis, Sporotrichosis, Histoplasmosis and determination of identity of medically important fingi by uising modern techniques such as PCH and the use of MALDI-TOF: as a rapid and new approach in fungal diagnosis and differentiation.

Features

• Deals with current topics like mold allergy, fungal bio-films, and clinical aspects of fungi like Curvularia and Bipolaris
• Incorporates global contribution by top authorities of the world
• Includes current methods of identification of commercially important fungi, such as PCR and Mald-Tof
• Discusses Paracoccidioidomycosis, Onychomycosis, Sporotrichosis, and other emerging infections by fungi
• Covers past present and future of medical mycology with most topics

Table of Contents

Section I: Superficial mycoses caused by molds and yeasts

• Dermatophyte infections in human being: The current trends and future prospects; Mateja Dolenc-Voljc
• Onychomycosis: Diagnosis and therapy; Shari R. Lipner and Richard K. Scher
• Mycotic Keratitis: Current perspectives; Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay and Mita Saha (Dutta Chowdhury)

Section II: Emerging mycoses caused by opportunistic fungal pathogens

• Incidence of Candida species in urinary tract infections and their control by using bioactive compounds occurring in medicinal plants; Vaibhav Tiwari, Mamie Hui, and Mahendra Rai
• Fungi in otorhinolaryngology-related fungal diseases: A convenient classification for better clinical practice; Ahmad Ragab
• Fungal infection after kidney transplantation; Salwa, S., Abdul Razack Amir, and Samir Amr
• Clinical importance of the genus Curvularia; Krizsán K Krisztina Krizsán, Tamás Papp, Palanisamy Manikandan, Subramanian Shobana, Csaba Vágvölgyi, and László Kredics

Section III: Classic mycoses caused by dimorphic fungi

• Classic histoplasmosis; Recardo Negroni
• Sporotrichosis: The state-of-the-art; Alexandro Bonifaz, Rubí Rojas-Padilla, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez, and Rosa M. Ponce
• Paracoccidioidomycosis: An endemic mycosis in the Americas; Carlos Pelleschi Taborda, Martha Eugenia Uran J, and Luiz R. Travassos
• Increased cases of valley fever disease in Central California: An update; Tara Dubey

Section IV: Fungal pathogenesis in biofilm and allergy

• Fungal biofilms: Formation, resistance and pathogenicity; Janaina de Cássia Orlandi Sardi, Nayla de Souza Pitangui, Fernanda Patrícia Gullo, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida, and Maria Jose Soares Mendes-Giannini
• Fungal allergens: Recent trends and future prospects; Idoia Postigo and Jorge Martínez

Section V: Novel diagnostic methods, susceptibility testing and miscellaneous mycoses

• MALDI-TOF: A rapid and new approach in fungal diagnosis and susceptibility testing; Mehmet Ali SARACLI
• Medical mycology in Iran: Past, present, and future; Mohammadhassan Gholami-Shabani, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Mohammadreza Shidfar, and Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh
• Culture collection DPUA: Decades supporting diagnostic of fungal diseases in Amazonas, Brazil; Simas Teixeira, Kátia Santana Cruz, Iara Maria Bomfim, Renata de Almeida Lemos, Mircella Marialva Alecrim, Raimundo Felipe da Cruz Filho, Nélly Mara Vinhote Marinho, and Taciana de Amorim Silva