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Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... Drug of choice for ... voriconazole is drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... of some of the drugs ... here are the 4 drug ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... vs Candida -> Drug ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... Echinocandins #Antifungal
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
- Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... impaired cellular immune ... Treatment: • Drug ... Aspergillus #IA #Diagnosis ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... reconstituted immune ... superinfection, drug ... : • Drug reaction ... -6 weeks after antifungal
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
HIV/AIDS & other immune-compromised ... unresponsiveness to antifungal ... time to azole antifungals ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases