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4 Basic kinds of myocology for antifungal |
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Yeast 2. Endemic Mycoses (Dimorphic Fungi) 3. Invasive Molds (or molds) 4. Non-invasive Molds |
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What falls into the yeast category? 2 |
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candida specieces cryptococcus |
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what are the most common yeast speices |
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What is a common cause of meningitis |
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C. neoformans (type of crypt |
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septated hypahe Nonseptate hyphae |
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Most common type of invasive mold |
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is aspergillus sepated or nont septated |
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septated means branching 90 deg T/F |
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false, septated is 45, nonseptated is 90 |
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What do polyenes do. and give ex |
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bind to ergosterol. creates pores in mem cause leaking of poatssium and other moelcules |
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What does amophtericin B cover |
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fungicidal and most year/ molds |
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What are the 2 types of amphotericin B |
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conventional and lipid formulation |
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Why is the benefit of lipid formulations |
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what is strangeabout what amphotericin can treat? |
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doesnt gets int CSF but can treat funcal meningitis |
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super long, beta , dont know where that shit goes |
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T/F Conentional Amph B is adjusted for renal toxciity |
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T/F lipid formulation of ampho bea is 5-10x higher than conventional |
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Amphotericin B is drug of choice for |
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1. serious candid infection -crypto meningitis meningits from histo or blasto standar therapy for mucormycosis |
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Azoles are standard therapry for mucormycosis? T/f |
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Fluclosine is good for cyptocoocal meningits including menin from histo or blasto |
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Misceallaneous antifungals |
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T/F flucytosine canbe used alone |
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F. cannot needs tobe used in combo or resistance |
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What is flucytosine used in combo with |
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amph B for cryptomenint for first 2 weeks then switches to fluconzole. (THATS IT!! ONLY FUCNTION |
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Whhen is the only time flucytosine is used |
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in combo w/ AMBO for cyrpotoccal menngitis (first 2 weeks only) |
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how long do you use flucytoisne for |
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first 2 weeks of crypto menin w/ ammpho B |
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Azoles :imidazoles and traizoles function |
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inhibit syntehsis of ergostero |
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what is the different between azoles and ampho B |
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azoels inhibit syn, ampho binds and make holes. |
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what is newer version of azoles |
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candida and cyrpotococcus |
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Fluconazole covers candid krusei and candida glabrata (T/F |
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F NO COVERAGE AGAINST THEM. dont forget mofo |
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What replaces ampho _ flucylocine w/ cyrpt menin? |
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what is special about itraconzole |
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Asperigillus coverage first azoel.
I-tra-aperagus. (itraconazole asperigillus |
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What is drug of choice for aspergillus |
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what is a unique side effect about voricnazole |
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What is the impt azole to treat mucor |
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mechansims of caspofungin |
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inhibist cell wall synthesis, different then cell membrane synthesis, exterior to it. |
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New echinocandins are approved for |
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Micafungin, andiulafungin |
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