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Candida auris
- WHO critical pathogen; 2009 emergence; multi-drug R
- Hospital outbreaks; environmental persistence
- Echinocandin first + AmB; AST essential
- Contact precautions + cohorting
Fusarium
- Neutropenic; disseminated with painful skin nodules; blood culture often+
- Voriconazole + liposomal AmB combination
Lomentospora prolificans
- Drowning + immunocompromise; very drug R; voriconazole partial; olorofim Phase 3
Trichosporon
- Neutropenic disseminated yeast; cross-reacts cryptococcal antigen; voriconazole (echinocandins NOT)
Dematiaceous (Black) Fungi
- Phaeohyphomycosis; pigmented hyphae (Fontana-Masson); itraconazole / voriconazole + surgery
Newer Drugs
- Ibrexafungerp, fosmanogepix, olorofim â emerging
ç§é«åž« hint
- Nosocomial fungemia + multi-drug R â C. auris suspicion; MALDI-TOF + isolation
- Neutropenic + disseminated with skin nodules â Fusarium; blood cx + voriconazole + AmB
- Drowning + pneumonia â consider Scedosporium / Lomentospora