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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Preferred Therapy: Itraconazolea ... Treating Acute Infection ... weeks; followed by itraconazolea ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Treating Mild Infections ... (BII)*, or • Itraconazole ... Bone or Joint Infections ... Preferred Therapy: • Itraconazole ... Non-Meningeal Infection
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... Preferred Therapy: • Itraconazole ... Preferred Therapy: • Itraconazole ... see Table 5) and itraconazole ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
instructions, (BI) or • Itraconazole ... daily (AI), or • Itraconazole ... opportunistic #infections
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
neg, improved w/itraconazole ... Indiana University Infectious
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
Treatment: Itraconazole ... granulomatous fungal infection ... : terbinafine, Itraconazole ... : Terbinafine, Itraconazole ... Fungal infection
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
with terbinafine, itraconazole ... Indiana University Infectious
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... 50% in chronic infection ... Treatment: • Itraconazole ... weeks for acute infection ... Treatment: • Itraconazole
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Itraconazole has ... Itraconazole(PO ... #Fluconazole #Itraconazole