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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
First Line Targeted ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management ... #candida #auris
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Common Pathogens Candida ... when feasible Management ... initiation of targeted ... mortality #candida
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Candida albicans ... , Candida glabrata ... , Candida tropicalis ... , Candida krusei ... #antibiogram #management
High Quality Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) Post Cardiac Arrest
 - timing
 - target temperature
 - temperature
High Quality Targeted ... Temperature Management ... @FOAMecmo #Targeted ... #Temperature #Management ... CardiacArrest #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... meningitis, severe candidal ... for non-severe candida
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Blood pressure management ... stroke - Timeline Candidate ... AND DBP <110 NOT Candidate ... Bloodpressure #management
Symptom targetted drugs used in common cold.

#Medications #Cold #URI #Upper #Respiratory #Infection #Management
Symptom targetted ... Respiratory #Infection #Management
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
TTH48 - Targeted ... Temperature Management ... temperature management ... compared with targeted ... temperature management
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Coccidioides spp, Candida ... Cryptococcus spp; however Candida ... Penicillium marneffei, Candida ... , Histoplasma, Candida
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
#Aspergillus #Candida