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

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... IDSA #Treatment #management ... #meningitis #cryptococcus
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... IDSA #Treatment #management ... #meningitis #cryptococcus ... #HIVAIDS
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Transplant Recipients
Induction therapy:
 • liposomal AmB (3–4 mg/kg per
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Alternatives for induction ... year B-III #Cryptococcal ... IDSA #Treatment #management ... #meningitis #cryptococcus
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
: Zygomycetes, Cryptococcal ... Meningitis (induction ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus ... #antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology #
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Fungal: Candida, Cryptococcus ... Other: Chronic rejection ... #blood #urine #management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... infections: Severe cryptococcal ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
of successful induction ... Cryptococcosis #Cryptococcus ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
cavitation • Cryptococcus ... Diagnosis: • Drug reaction ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Diagnosis and Management ... gardening, Topiary production ... similar to TB or cryptococcus ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #management