Discipline: | Infectious Dis | Subject Definition: | Mycoses-Drug Therapy; Antifungal Agents-Therapeutic Use | NLM Class: | WC 450 | LC Class: | RM410 | Abstract: | All you need to know about fungal infections in a single source. Antifungal Therapy provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the pertinent issues of antifungal treatment and management. Divided into four interrelated sections which can be of use to facilitate discussion, this source covers: the history of antifungals from the discovery of polyenes to echinocandins: antifungal susceptibility methods, patient management, animal models in drug development, therapeutic strategies, pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics, and trends in resistance; clinically available antifungals: spectrum of activity, mode of action and toxicity, resistance issues, and combination therapy; clinical management issues with invasive fungal infections: overview of treatment strategies and emerging fungal infections and diseases; and management of different risk groups: fungal infections such as zygomycosis, new treatment modalities, and antifungals. |
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