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Candida and Candidiasis

2022; IntechOpen; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5772/intechopen.100869

Tülin Aşkun, Deniz Turan, Benson Musinguzi, Obondo James Sande, Gerald Mboowa, Andrew Baguma, Herbert Itabangi, Beatrice Achan, Iqra Farzeen, Saima Muzammil, Azhar Rafique, Razia Noreen, Muhammad Waseem, Rahat Andleeb, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Asma Ashraf, Natalia Gómez-Casanova, José Luís, Irene Heredero‐Bermejo,

Fungal Infections and Studies

This book collates up-to-date information about Candida and candidiasis, covering the following topics: diversity and genetic structure of the genus Candida , invasion biology of candidiasis, pathogenicity, drug resistance, antifungal susceptibility, antifungal-resistant Candida strains, antifungal-resistant genes among resistant isolates, molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance, diagnosis and targeted therapy of candidiasis, cytotoxicity, biofilms, Candida albicans and non- C. albicans , Covid-19 patients and proteomics, pustules, systemic therapies, topical therapies, new effective compounds against Candida spp. cutaneous candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis, oesophageal candidiasis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, intestinal candidiasis, invasive candidiasis, molecular methods in the diagnosis of Candida strains, host-pathogen interactions, interactions between Candida and cancer, antifungal drug discovery, natural compounds effective against Candida strains, and novel active compounds for candidiasis treatment.