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

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
Meningoencephalitis ... Meningoencephalitis ... Meningoencephalitis ... Meningoencephalitis ... #Meningoencephalitis
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... Meningoencephalitis ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... #neoformans #meningoencephalitis
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Meningoencephalitis ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... #Meningoencephalitis ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
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 ... cell walls of Cyptococcus ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... Pneumonias #Diagnosis #Comparison
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Transplant Recipients
Induction therapy:
 • liposomal AmB (3–4 mg/kg per
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Meningoencephalitis ... year B-III #Cryptococcal ... #Meningoencephalitis ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
Cryptococcus neoformans - One Page Diagnosis and Management Summary

Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Cryptococcus #neoformans #Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Cryptococcus neoformans ... @LizzyHastie #Cryptococcus
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Jiroveci, Cryptococcus
Fungal Infections - Geographic Distributions
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus gattii

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Fungal #Infections #Geographic #Distributions #map #geography
Histoplasmosis Cryptococcus