drugs for fungal infections Flashcards
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Q
Amphotericin B MOA, Side effects, specific fungus?
A
Binding to the sterol component of a cell membrane leading to alterations in cell permeability and cell death
Cytotoxicity and can be very neprotoxicity
- monitor K, Mg, and P
- dont give to pregnant patients
- dont allow excercies
Cryptococcus neoformans
Blastomyces dermatitidis
