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Candida - Fungal Pathology 

Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae - candida

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#candida #Candidiasis #Fungal
Candida - Fungal ... pseudohyphae - candida ... Medicine @ucsdim #candida ... #Candidiasis #Fungal
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Invasive Candidiasis ... #Invasive #Candidiasis ... diagnosis #management #candida
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Treating Mucosal Candidiasis ... Oropharyngeal Candidiasis ... of esophageal candidiasis ... #esophageal #Candidiasis ... #candida #mucosal
Algorithm for Evaluation and Treatment of Asymptomatic Candiduria
Evidence for disseminated candidiasis, Unstable or neutropenic patient
1. fluconazole
for disseminated candidiasis ... Diagnosis #Management #Candida
Microscopic examination of vaginal samples. A, Normal saline wet mount showing a clump of three normal
showing numerous Candida ... #Trichomonas #Candida ... #Candidiasis #Comparison
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Guidelines #Management #candida ... #candidiasis #treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Candida Glabrata ... Species of Candida ... esophageal, & vaginal candidiasis ... @DharSaty #Candida
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Candida albicans ... , Candida glabrata ... , Candida tropicalis ... , Candida krusei ... , Candida lusitaniae
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
Pseudo-membranous candidiasis ... - Erythematous candidiasis
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
meningitis, severe candidal ... for non-severe candida