Term
| candidemia(untreated patient in ICU) |
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Definition
treat i.v. with a -fungin, e.g. caspofungin, untilblood culture reveals susceptibility; if Candida
is susceptible to -azoles, then discontinue the caspofungin and start i.v. or p.o. fluconazole, depending on the status of the patient's GI tract |
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Term
candidemia(patient already has been
treated with an -azole recently) |
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Definition
| a fungin, e.g., caspofungin i.v. |
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Term
| candidemia (cultures show-azole resistance) |
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Definition
| a fungin, e.g., caspofungin i.v. |
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Term
candidemia (patient "on the floor"
and clinically stable, i.e.in the general medicine ward)
in the general medicine ward) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| a fungin, e.g., caspofungin i.v., or i.v. voriconazole |
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Term
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Definition
| voriconazole i.v. or p.o. |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
patient with AIDS has meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans,
a.k.a. "crypto" meningitis |
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Definition
| i.v. amphotericin B + p.o. flucytosine(note: flucytosine only available in oral form) |
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