Antifungal Flashcards

1
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What are the two types of anti fungal drugs

A

Systemic and superficial

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List the 4 types of systemic anti fungal drugs

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Polyene antibiotics
Azoles
Echniocandins
Pyradimidine

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3
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Describe Amphoceretin B

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Systemic antifungal, that is apart of the polyene class it increases the cellular permeability of the fungal cell membrane it does this by bindingg to ergosterol

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4
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Describe itraconaxole

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A type of antifungal that is in the azaleas class it inhibits ergosterol and is broad acting

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Describe Flucytosin

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Is a systemic antifungal that is converted to 5-flurorouracil which disrupts DNA and RNA synthrdid

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