South Asian Epidemic of Antifungal Therapeutic Failures: Congress Proceedings and Take-home Messages. First International Congress of SAARCUM: South Asian Alliance against Recalcitrant Cutaneous Mycosis. 17 November 2018, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram, India

The nuisance of widespread failure of antifungal pharmacotherapy in the treatment of superficial cutaneous mycosis, especially dermatophytic infections has become daunting for practitioners across South Asia. Although multiple sporadic attempts at the regional/national level have been conducted to find a solution to this menace in India, the need of the hour was the formation of a dedicated international alliance that eventuated in the creation...