Medical Mycology Current Trends and Future Prospects

The identification of medically important fungi is an important area of study that warrants further research. The use of traditional and molecular methods of identification provides new insights into differentiation of species and ultimately the line of treatment can be determined. This book covers 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.

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

Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Mahendra Rai