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Combating Fungal Infections : Problems and Remedy by Ricardo Araujo, Cidália Pina-Vaz, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues (auth.), Iqbal Ahmad, Mohammad Owais, Mohammed Shahid, Farrukh Aqil (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The currently available means of combating fungal infections are still weak and clumsy. The application of fungal genomics offers an unparalleled opportunity to develop novel antifungal drugs. Interestingly, several novel antifungal drug targets have already been identified and validated. However, it is too early to expect any novel antifungal drug as drug discovery programs are still in their infancy. In addition to classical and genomic approaches to drug discovery, traditional knowledge derived from natural products and phytomedicine can provide a multitude of alternative modes of combating fungal infection. This book comprises 20 chapters on various aspects pertaining to fungal diseases in human and animals, their reservoir, fungal pathogenesis, their management and recent advances in their treatment. Issues of antifungal drug toxicity, especially nephrotoxicity, are also discussed. The development of resistance in fungal pathogens, including multidrug resistance and its mechanism, is dealt with in two chapters. Diverse diagnostic approaches to fungal infections are also reviewed. The combinational drug strategies used in combating invasive fungal infections are addressed in de

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Author

Ricardo Araujo, Cidália Pina-Vaz, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues (auth.), Iqbal Ahmad, Mohammad Owais, Mohammed Shahid, Farrukh Aqil (eds.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299336940

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Biology