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IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis - Induction, Consolidation and Maintenance Therapy

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
Cryptococcus neoformans on Microscopy
- round, budding, variable sizes

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Cryptococcus neoformans #clinical #microscopy
Cryptococcus neoformans ... on Microscopy - ... richdavisphd #Cryptococcus ... neoformans #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcus Neoformans - Fungal Pathology 

Narrow- budding yeast with mucicarmine positive capsules — cryptococcus
Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcus ... positive capsules — cryptococcus ... Medicine @ucsdim #Cryptococcus ... Fungal #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #yeast
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... Fungal #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... stable and no medical ... >7 days or • Clinically ... neutropenic #fever #IDSA ... #Algorithm #Management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
pulmonary infections) Cryptococcus ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... Diagnosis Culture and microscopy ... galactomannan, cryptococcal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... as substantial clinical ... Cryptococcosis #Cryptococcus ... #IDSA #Prevention
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
IDSA Algorithm for ... stable and no medical ... >7 days or • Clinically ... neutropenic #fever #IDSA ... #Algorithm #Management