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passplease
How did you know it was cryptoccocus and not something else like candidiasis?
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jsanmiguel415
Was stuck between cryptococcus and candida as well. I think the tip might be that Candida is in mold form at higher (body) temp.
But amphotericin b can be used for both and given that it's a serious infection you would probably just go straight for that instead of fluconazole.
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schep
Patients with T cell dysfunction (HIV) are more susceptible to cutaneous candida infections (esophagitis, etc). Patients with neutropenia (chemotherapy, post-transplant) are more susceptible to invasive candida infections (bloodstream infection, meningitis)
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imgdoc
Play odds, he's HIV positive with meningitis...cryptococcus
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submitted by โhaliburton(224)
pathogen: cryptococcus
Treatment options: Ampho B: binds ergosterol -> pores in fungal membrane -> leaks contents. can add Flucytosine: converted to 5-FU to inhibit nucleic acid synthesis
https://step1.medbullets.com/microbiology/104161/flucytosine https://step1.medbullets.com/microbiology/104158/amphotericin-b