1st Edition

Human Fungal Diseases Diagnostics, Pathogenesis, Drug Resistance and Therapeutics

Edited By Saif Hameed Copyright 2025
198 Pages 36 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

198 Pages 36 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

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... Read more

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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.