Dermatophytes and Dermatophytoses

Jean-Philippe Bouchara, Pietro Nenoff, Aditya K. Gupta, Vishnu Chaturvedi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 519 Seiten

2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-67420-5 (ISBN)

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This book provides a comprehensive overview on the most recent knowledge in dermatophytic infection biology. Topics covered range from taxonomy, biology and genetics of most common skin disease causing fungi over immunology of dermatophytosis to diagnosis and treatment approaches. Furthermore epidemiology of skin diseases caused by pathogenic fungi is discussed. The book is aimed at researchers and advanced students in infection biology, microbiology and dermatology.

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Current taxonomy of dermatophytes: Introduction to dermatophytes.- Clinical aspects: Dermatophytes and dermatophytic fungi worldwide.- Onychomycosis in the 21st Century- An update on epidemiology and diagnosis.- Invasive dermatophytosis: clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment.- Unusual dermatophytosis and emerging dermatophyte species.- Non-dermatophyte dermatoses mimicking dermatophytoses in animals.- Pathogenesis of dermatophytosis: Experimental models of dermatophytosis.- Transcriptomic studies of host-dermatophyte interactions.- Genetic predictors of susceptibility to dermatophytes.- Epidemiology of dermatophytes and dermatophytosis.- The Trichophyton rubrum complex.- Microsporumferrugineum- the renaissance of a forgotten dermatophyte.- Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS genotypes VII in Germany.- Trends in epidemiology of dermatophytosis in Iran.- Onychomycosis in adults: a clinical perspective from Mexico.- Tinea capitis in school children: current status.- Biological diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis: The potential of molecular diagnosis in the routine dermatology.- Laboratory diagnosis of dermatophytosis.- MALDI-TOF-based identification of dermatophytes.- Antifungal susceptibility testing of dermatophytes.- Terbinafine and itraconazole resistance in dermatophytes.- New antifungal agents and new formulations against dermatophytes.- Are natural products an alternative therapy for dermatophytes?

Erscheinungsdatum	10.06.2021
Zusatzinfo	XI, 519 p. 55 illus., 48 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1008 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie
Schlagworte	antifungal agents • dermatology diagnostics • Dermatophytosis • Infectious Diseases • pathogenic fungi • Tinea Capitis
ISBN-10	3-030-67420-7 / 3030674207
ISBN-13	978-3-030-67420-5 / 9783030674205
Zustand	Neuware