5 results
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
activity for systemic antifungal ... agents Antifungals ... amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin ... #antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology #
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... Cidal vs Candida ... salvage therapy, never ... Anidulafungin ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... - Virtually never ... for non-severe candida ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
with persistent fever ... unresponsiveness to antifungal ... time to azole antifungals ... , micafungin & anidulafungin ... #fungemia #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Parvovirus B19 • Candida ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... -6 weeks after antifungal ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management