Antifungal adjuvants: Preserving and extending the antifungal arsenal

The war on cryptococcosis: A Review of the antifungal arsenal

Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common central nervous system infection in the world today. It occurs primarily, but not exclusively, in immunocompromised individuals and despite substantial improvement in management of clinical events like AIDS, the numbers of cases of cryptococcosis remain very high. Unfortunately, despite several antifungal agents available for treatment, morbidity and m...

Extending the benefits of antifungal proteins from plants

One of main challenges of growing crops successfully comes from the natural enemies of plants including viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens. The dependence in agriculture on synthetic agrichemicals including antimicrobials is undoubtedly important but not sustainable for the sake of the environment in the long run. In this chapter, it is noted that there is a large number of papers showing th...

Antifungal application of non - antifungal drugs 1

Antifungal proteins.

Antifungal drugs.

Working in the medium of batik, Paul Nzalamba creates images that are drawn from his native country, Uganda, and that reflect the strength, struggle, and beauty of all people, especially children and adolescents. We chose to use his “At Play” (1988) to show a modern, indigenous artist’s work that illustrates the color and joy of such artists. Mr. Nzalamba’s works are on display at his studio in...