Clinical Practice of Medical Mycology in Asia

"This book discusses the unique epidemiology of fungal infections in Asia, illustrating that the situation in these countries is different from that in Western countries in terms of the causative species, natural history and management strategies. Asia, the world's largest continent and home to more than half the global population, has conditions that favor the growth of many fungi, including a number of unique species. Further, socio-economic conditions such as overcrowding, compromised health care facilities and lack of awareness add to the morbidity and mortality due to fungal diseases in this part of the world. Since the majority of Asian countries do not have good diagnostic mycology laboratories, antifungal management is often based on experience. The limited data from Asian countries suggest a very high incidence of fungal infections. This book addresses epidemiology of fungal infections in general and specific populations of Asia, fungal allergy, and diagnosis and management in resource-limited environments. The book is must read for busy clinicians, microbiologists and critical care providers." -- Prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Epidemiology of Superficial Fungal Infections in Asia (Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy, Dipika Shaw)....Pages 9-37 Epidemiology of Endemic Mycoses in Asia (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 39-49 Epidemiology of Opportunist Fungal Infections in Asia (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 51-63 Front Matter ....Pages 65-65 Mycoses in Intensive Care Units (Subhash Todi)....Pages 67-74 Mycoses in AIDS (Atul K. Patel)....Pages 75-84 Mycoses in Neonates and Children (Tanu Singhal)....Pages 85-99 Mycoses in Transplant (Subramanian Swaminathan)....Pages 101-117 Mycoses in Hematological Malignancies (Pankaj Malhotra)....Pages 119-134 Front Matter ....Pages 135-135 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (Valliappan Muthu, Ritesh Agarwal)....Pages 137-164 Fungal Rhinosinusitis (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 165-176 Front Matter ....Pages 177-177 Diagnostic Algorithm for Invasive Fungal Infections (Ziauddin Khan, Suhail Ahmad)....Pages 179-197 Difficulties Faced in Asian Countries for the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections and Possible Solutions (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 199-205 Fungal Outbreak Investigations (Anup Ghosh, Sanjay Bhattacharya)....Pages 207-219 Front Matter ....Pages 221-221 Superficial Fungal Infections: Clinical Practices and Management in Asia (Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy, Harsimran Kaur)....Pages 223-242 Invasive Candidiasis in Asia (Yee-Chun Chen)....Pages 243-255 Invasive Aspergillosis in Asia (Ban-Hock Tan)....Pages 257-270 Cryptococcosis in Asia (O. C. Abraham)....Pages 271-277 Mucormycosis in Asia (Arunaloke Chakrabarti)....Pages 279-292 Rare Fungal Infections in Asia (Ariya Chindamporn, Navaporn Worasilchai)....Pages 293-316 Challenges, Pitfalls, and Possible Solution for Asian Countries (Rajeev Soman, Ayesha Sunavala)....Pages 317-323 An Appraisal of the Current Guidelines for the Use of Antifungals in the Treatment of Invasive Candidiasis, Aspergillosis, and Mucormycosis (Suganthini Krishnan Natesan, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar)....Pages 325-345