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

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Consolidation and Maintenance ... 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
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... day) 8 weeks Maintenance ... Alternatives for maintenance ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Transplant Recipients
Induction therapy:
 • liposomal AmB (3–4 mg/kg per
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... 8 weeks B-III Maintenance ... year B-III #Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
consolidation, and maintenance ... Weeks, Followed by Maintenance ... IV once daily Maintenance ... of when to stop maintenance ... Cryptococcosis #Cryptococcus
PocketPEM - IV Fluids - Bolus, Maintenance #Management #Peds #EM #IVF #IVFluids #Maintenance #Bolus #Dose #PocketCard
Fluids - Bolus, Maintenance ... IVF #IVFluids #Maintenance
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... clinical #NEJM #Cryptococcus
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
2nd/3td line) • Maintenance ... Dronedarone • Maintenance ... Suppression of VT • Maintenance ... Dofetilide • Maintenance
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Cryptococcal meningitis ... Cryptococcal meningitis ... fluconazole, and maintenance ... IUIDfellowship #Cryptococcal
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
) Induction / Maintenance ... Glucocorticoid Maintenance ... Drugs #Induction #Maintenance