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

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
for Cryptococcal ... and Maintenance Therapy ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... for Cryptococcal ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... Meningoencephalitis #IDSA ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Transplant Recipients
Induction therapy:
 • liposomal AmB (3–4 mg/kg per
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... for Cryptococcal ... year B-III #Cryptococcal ... Meningoencephalitis #IDSA ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
Rare Invasive Yeasts - Species and Antifungal Therapy

Cryptococcus, 
Geotrichum, 
Kodamaea, 
(Pichia)ohmeri, 
Malassezia, 
Pseudozyma, 
Rhodotorula, 
Saccharomyces, 
Saprochaete
and Antifungal Therapy ... Cryptococcus ... Yeasts #Antifungal #Therapy
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
regardless of CD4 • Cryptococcal ... Antiretroviral #Therapy
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
fluconazole; ISA ... Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
as combination therapy ... or as salvage therapy ... lack activity vs Cryptococcus
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Coccidioides species, Cryptococcus ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
antiretroviral therapy ... antiretroviral therapy ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal