Editors: Parvesh Singh, Vipan Kumar, Rajshekhar Karpoormath

Frontiers in Anti-infective Agents

Volume 6

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ISSN: 2705-1072 (Print)
ISSN: 2705-1080 (Online)
ISBN: 978-981-4998-43-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-4998-42-0 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2021
DOI: 10.2174/97898149984201210601

Introduction

Anti-infective agents are a distinct class of pharmacologically important molecules that have served mankind in different capacities to combat life-threatening pathological conditions. They include antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antituberculosis, antimalarial and urinary anti-infective agents. However, evolutionary changes, adaptations and development of new strains of pathogenic microorganisms that have reduced the therapeutic efficacy of existing drugs, thus, limiting their clinical utility over the years.

Frontiers in Anti-Infective Agents Volume 6 is a collection of notable research efforts, successful anti-infective drug development programmes and a comprehensive overview of successful and unsuccessful clinical trials conducted in this domain. This volume continues from the last one with interesting reviews on: 1) “Reverse Vaccinology” for vaccination design using computational data to identify vaccine targets, 2) leptospirosis, 3) phage therapy for bacterial infections, 4) quorum sensing inhibitors from natural products, and 5) nitrogen and oxygen based heterocyclic compounds that can act as anti-infective agents. The volume, therefore, covers a range of frontier topics on anti-infective research and development.

This compilation is a timely reference for postgraduate scholars and researchers seeking updates in specific areas of anti-infective drug development. Allied healthcare professionals (clinical and public healthcare professionals) can also benefit from the information presented within.

Audience:

Postgraduate scholars, researchers studying anti-infective drug developments; Allied healthcare professionals involved in the administration of anti-infective agents.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Parvesh Singh
School of Chemistry and Physics
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN)
Westville Campus, Durban
South Africa


Vipan Kumar
Department of Chemistry
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar
India


Rajshekhar Karpoormath
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN)
Westville Campus, Durban
South Africa




Contributor(s):
A. Puratchikody
University College of Engineering
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University
Tiruchirappalli
India


Archana Loganathan
Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy Laboratory
School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
India


Arindam Mitra
Department of Microbiology
School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Adamas University
Kolkata
India


Debaprasad Parai
Department of Microbiology
University of Kalyani
Kalyani, West Bengal
India


Kandasamy Eniyan
Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy Laboratory
School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
India


N. Ramalakshmi
C.L Baid Metha College of Pharmacy
Chennai
India


Nachimuthu Ramesh
Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy Laboratory
School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
India


Naresh Kumar Katari
School of Chemistry & Physics
College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P Bag X 54001
Durban-4000
South Africa
/
Department of Chemistry
School of Science, GITAM Deemed to be University
Hyderabad, Telangana 502329,
India


Pia Dey
Department of Microbiology
University of Kalyani
WB
India- 741235


Prasanth Manohar
Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh (ZJU-UoE) Institute
Zhejiang University, Haining, Zhejiang, P.R.China and The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (SAHZU), School of Medicine
Hangzhou
P.R.China


Rambabu Gundla
School of Chemistry & Physics
College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P Bag X 54001
Durban-4000
South Africa


S. Arunkumar
SRM Modinagar College of Pharmacy
Modinagar
India


Samir Kumar Mukherjee
Department of Microbiology
University of Kalyani
Kalyani, West Bengal
India


Sebastian Leptihn
Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy Laboratory
School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
India
/
Department of Infectious Diseases
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou
P.R. China
/
Infection Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh
1 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ
United Kingdom


Shaik Baji Baba
School of Chemistry & Physics
College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P Bag X 54001
Durban-4000
South Africa




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