1st Edition
Human Fungal Diseases Diagnostics, Pathogenesis, Drug Resistance and Therapeutics
This reference book reviews the latest advancements in the fungal infections and their impact on human health. It presents epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, risk factors, virulence mechanisms, treatment, and strategies for the disease management and prevention of fungal infections. The book further reviews host-pathogen interactions, biofilm formation, and quorum sensing. It also covers the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, and management strategies of opportunistic fungal infections, emerging fungal infections, and allergic fungal infections. The chapter presents the latest advancements in diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies, covering both conventional techniques and state-of-the-art approaches. Further, the book elucidates antifungal stewardship, nanotechnology, and omics technologies, providing insights into cutting-edge strategies for prevention, control, and management of multidrug-resistant fungi. This book is useful for researchers, students, and health professionals working in the fields of mycology, infectious diseases, immunology, dermatology, and pulmonology.
TOC
Chapter 1: Unravelling the world of human fungal infections: An Introductory exploration.
Pratima Vishwakarma and Narendra Kumar
Chapter 2: Emerging prevalence of fungal infections, and challenges in development of new antifungals
Gemini Gajera, Nidhi Thakkar, Vijay Kothari
Chapter 3: Trichophyton-Mediated Dermatophytosis: Key Factors and Treatment Insights
Shikha Chandra, Khushboo Arya, Sana Akhtar Usmani, Saumya Chaturvedi, Sudhir Mehrotra, Nitin Bhardwaj, Ashutosh Singh
Chapter 4: Opportunistic Fungal Infections
Nafis Raj, Parveen, Shabana Khatoon, Nikhat Manzoor
Chapter 5: Allergic Fungal Infections
Saiema Ahmedi, Nikhat Manzoor
Chapter 6: Therapeutic Challenge of Blastomycosis
Heba Salah Abbas
Chapter 7: Fungal Invasions: Deciphering the pathogenesis of infection
Deepika Kumari, Pammi Kumari, Preeti Sharma, Antresh Kumar, Ritu Pasrija
Chapter 8: Diagnostic and therapeutic advancements in the field of antifungal management
Ashok Kumar Yadav, Pranava Prakash
Chapter 9: Mucormycosis infections and methods of detection: An overview
Saumya Chaturvedi, Khushboo Arya, Sana Akhtar Usmani, Shikha Chandra, Nitin Bhardwaj, Ashutosh Singh
Chapter 10: Antifungal Therapies and drug Resistance
Hafsa Qadri, Manzoor Ahmad Mir, Abdul Haseeb Shah
Chapter 11: Antifungal Prevention and Control Strategies
Sushil Kumar, Dibyendu Banerjee
Chapter 12: Nanotechnology a promising approach for the treatment of fungal infections
Hemlata Kumari, Minakshi, Shaurya Prakash, Ritu Pasrija, Antresh Kumar
Chapter 13: Unraveling the intricacies of Carbon catabolic repression and glucose in fungal pathogenesis
Shaurya Prakash, Hemlata Kumari, Minakshi, Ritu Pasrija, Antresh Kumar
Biography
Dr. Saif Hameed is currently Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana (AUH). Dr. Hameed did his Bachelors from University of Delhi and Masters from Jamia Hamdard with distinction in 2003 and 2005 respectively. He did his doctoral studies in Life Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2010 where he also received CSIR Research Associateship for the one-year postdoctoral work. He also worked as Visiting Scholar in Institut für Mikrobiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany in 2008. He is teaching biochemistry and microbiology courses to both undergraduates and postgraduates since 12 years. Dr. Hameed received Young Scientist award under Fast Track Scheme from SERB, New Delhi in the year 2012. He is life member of International Society of Infectious Diseases (ISID), Association for Microbiologist (AMI), India and Society of Biological Chemists (SBC), India. Dr. Hameed is actively engaged in research for almost two decades in the field of infectious diseases particularly multidrug resistance (MDR) in pathogenic fungi. He has 70 peer-reviewed papers to his credit in international journals of repute, 25 book chapters and authored 7 books which includes 4 from Springer-Nature. He has supervised 6 Ph.D. students and guided 25 UG & PG level students for their research projects.
