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Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Candida Glabrata ... esophageal, & vaginal candidiasis ... unresponsiveness to antifungal ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... time to azole antifungals
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... Echinocandins (e.g ... Consider: Spine, ... Guidelines #Management #candida ... #candidiasis #treatment
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Invasive Candidiasis ... therapy First Line ... Targeted Treatment ... #IC #antifungal ... diagnosis #management #candida
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
surface over the canine ... Note: Systemic antifungals ... for effective treatment ... #candida #mucosal ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... associated with a candidal ... responds to topical antifungals ... benign lesions (e.g ... examination of tongue morphology