despite the introduction of new antifungal agents, resistances to antifungal therapy continue to increase and outcome of invasive fungal infections treatment is frequently suboptimal. a large amount of the recent effort in antifungal drug discovery has focused on a limited set of targets with functions known or expected to be important for fungal viability and virulence. a variety of techniques...

background: pediatric patients on chemotherapy are vulnerable to invasive fungal infection especially candida spices. resistance to antifungal agents has increased in candida spp., especially in non-albicans species. this study aims to assess the susceptibility of candida spp. strains isolated from children with acute leukemia less than 18 years. materials and methods: this prospective cross-se...

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...

GENERIC NAME PAGE Amphotericin B 596 Butoconazole 601 Capsofungin 601 Ciclopirox 602 Clotrimazole 600 Econazole 601 Fluconazole 598 Flucytosine 601 Griseofulvin 602 Itraconazole 599 Ketoconazole 599 GENERIC NAME PAGE Miconazole 600 Naftifine hydrochloride 602 Nystatin 598 Oxiconazole nitrate 601 Sulconazole nitrate 601 Terbinifine hydrochloride 602 Terconazole 601 Tioconazole 601 Tolnaftate 602...