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

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... Meningoencephalitis ... Antifungal Treatment ... Meningoencephalitis ... #IDSA #Treatment
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... for Cryptococcal ... Meningoencephalitis ... #Meningoencephalitis ... #IDSA #Treatment
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Transplant Recipients
Induction therapy:
 • liposomal AmB (3–4 mg/kg per
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... Meningoencephalitis ... day) 6 months to 1 ... #Meningoencephalitis ... #IDSA #Treatment
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table 1. ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... of Clostridium ... #Management #Clostridium
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... Tx Management (IDSA ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Clostridioides #Difficile #Clostridium ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal ... Pulmonary (60%) • Sinusitis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
• Severe: Only 1% ... pericardial effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... species - Meningoencephalitis ... for most OI • Cryptococcal
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... PO for at least 1 ... Cryptococcosis #Cryptococcus ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
• Severe: Only 1% ... pericardial effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases