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Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus ... #Antifungal #antibiogram ... #management #pharmacology ... #spectrum #coverage
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... negative culture Brain ... : Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... nocardia - Fungal: Cryptococcus ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus
Rare Invasive Yeasts - Species and Antifungal Therapy

Cryptococcus, 
Geotrichum, 
Kodamaea, 
(Pichia)ohmeri, 
Malassezia, 
Pseudozyma, 
Rhodotorula, 
Saccharomyces, 
Saprochaete
Antifungal Therapy Cryptococcus ... Antifungal #Therapy #Management ... #Table #Antibiogram
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Management: • ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... differential #causes #management
Complex Perianal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease - Management Algorithm
Factors for Operative Strategy
  • Fistula Classification
Crohn's Disease - Management ... Involvement • Active Abscess ... Proctitis Horseshoe Abscess ... large penrose drain ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Aspergillus • Cryptococcus ... suggests perivalvular abscess ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... abscess • Disseminated
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
pulmonary infections) Cryptococcus ... galactomannan, cryptococcal ... when feasible Management ... or drainage of abscesses