Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
The Role of <i>Candida albicans</i> Biofilms in Human Disease
(Emily P. Fox, Clarissa J. Nobile, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, and others)
New Developments in the Pathogenesis of <i>Candida albicans</i>: Characterization of Secreted Aspartic Proteases and Profiling of Survival Mechanism in Blood
(Wataru Aoki, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, and others)
A Drug Delivery Approach for the Treatment of <i>Candida albicans</i>
(María J. Martín Villena, Beatriz Clares Naveros, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology Department. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja, Granada, Spain)
Proteins and Peptides as Potential Antifungals for Treating <i>Candida albicans</i> Infections
(Tzi Bun Ng, Jack Ho Wong, Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Antifungal Therapy of Candidiasis with Amphotericin B: New Formulation for an Old Drug
(Lamia Belkherroubi-Sari, Laboratoire Antibiotiques Antifongiques: Physicochimie Synthèse et Activité Biologique, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria)
<i>Candida albicans</i> Infection in Cases of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections among HIV/AIDS Patients in Calabar, Nigeria
(O.M. Ogba, L.N. Abia-Bassey, J. Epoke, Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, University of Calabar Teaching, Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, and others)
Laboratory Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal Candidosis
(S.I. Nwadioha, E.O.P. Nwokedi, M.S. Odimayo, G.T.A. Jombo, I. Onwuezobe, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria, and others)
Symptomatology and Therapy in Candidiasis
(Reginaldo G. Lima-Neto, Danielle P.C. Macedo, Rejane P. Neves, Department of Tropical Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Cidade Universitária, Recife,PE, Brazil, and others)
Microbial Inactivation of the Pathogen <i>Candida albicans</i> in Marine Ecosystems
(Monia El Bour, Imen Boukef Ben Omrane, Abdellatif Boudabous, National Institute of Sea Sciences and Technologies, Tunisia, and others)
Polyenes, Azoles and Echinocandins for Treating Infections Caused by <i>Candida albicans</i> and other <i>Candida</i> Species
(Tzi Bun Ng, Jack Ho Wong, Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
<i>Candida albicans</i>: New Aspects of Pathogenicity, Interaction to Antifungals, Biofilms and Preventive Anti-Candida Strategies – The Overview of Own Works
(V.M. Lakhtin, M.V. Lakhtin, A.L. Bajrakova, S.S. Afanasiev, Department of Medical Biotechnology, G.N. Gabrichevsky Research Institute for Epidemiology & Microbiology, Moscow, Russia)
Vaginal Candidiasis and its Risk Factors among Women Attending a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
(S.I. Nwadioha, E.O.P. Nwokedi, J. Egesie, H. Enejuo, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria, and others)
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