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Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
activity for systemic antifungal ... agents Antifungals ... Candida albicans ... .2015.10.012 #Antifungal ... #antibiogram #management
Rare Invasive Yeasts - Species and Antifungal Therapy

Cryptococcus, 
Geotrichum, 
Kodamaea, 
(Pichia)ohmeri, 
Malassezia, 
Pseudozyma, 
Rhodotorula, 
Saccharomyces, 
Saprochaete
- Species and Antifungal ... Trichosporon, Candida ... Invasive #Yeasts #Antifungal ... Management #Table #Antibiogram
Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard - British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) 2016

The Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard is
Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard ... Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard ... /views/AMRDash/Dashboard ... #Pharmacology #Antibiogram
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage ... Activity Antibiogram ... action of systemic antifungal ... species in which the antifungal ... Spectrum #Coverage #Antibiogram
Antifungal Agents Frequently Used in Leukemia
Antibiogram:
 • Fluconazole
 • Itraconazole
 • Voriconazole
 • Posaconazole
 • Caspofungin
Antifungal Agents ... Used in Leukemia Antibiogram ... @ZhuoerXie #Antifungal ... #Leukemia #antibiogram
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 ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... 2nd-line for candida ... Overview #Polyenes #Antifungal
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... Cidal vs Candida ... choice for severe Candida ... Echinocandins #Antifungal
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Tests Conduct antifungal ... Candidiasis #IC #antifungal ... diagnosis #management #candida
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
associated with a candidal ... responds to topical antifungals ... Medianrhomboidglossitis #candida