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Mucocutaneous
- Oral thrush (HIV CD4 < 200, steroids, dentures, DM) â clotrimazole / nystatin / fluconazole
- Esophageal (HIV CD4 < 100, AIDS-defining) â fluconazole 200-400 Ã 14-21 d
- VVC (âcottage cheeseâ) â fluconazole 150 Ã 1 or topical azoles
- Recurrent VVC â fluconazole weekly à 6 mo or ibrexafungerp (Brexafemme 2021)
Invasive
- Risk: line + broad antibiotic + ICU + abdominal surgery + neutropenia + DM + TPN + dialysis
- Treatment: echinocandin first-line (caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin, rezafungin 2023 weekly)
- Step-down to fluconazole if azole-sensitive species + stable
- C. krusei intrinsic fluconazole R â echinocandin
- 14 days after first negative blood culture for uncomplicated candidemia
- Source control (line removal) + ophthalmology exam within 1 week
Special
- Endocarditis: AmB + flucytosine + valve replacement
- CNS: AmB ± flucytosine
- UTI: fluconazole (NOT echinocandin â poor urine conc)
- Hepatosplenic disseminated post-leukemia: prolonged 3-6 mo
β-D-Glucan
- Marker for invasive Candida + PJP + Aspergillus (not specific)
Species AST
- C. krusei: intrinsic fluconazole R
- C. glabrata: high fluconazole R; echinocandin preferred
- C. parapsilosis: variable echinocandin MIC
- C. auris: multi-drug R (Ch 252)
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- ICU + line + fever + bacterial cx neg â empirical echinocandin while awaiting Candida cultures
- HIV CD4 < 100 + odynophagia â empirical fluconazole for esophageal candidiasis
- Recurrent VVC + DM/pregnancy â maintenance fluconazole + DM control