IDS Fungal Flashcards
Candida
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
A
Yeast - CC
Candida
Cryptococcus
Aspergillus
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
B
Mold - RAR
Rhizopus
Aspergillus
Ringworm
Rhizopus
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
B
Mold - RAR
Rhizopus
Aspergillus
Ringworm
Ringworm
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
B
Mold - RAR
Rhizopus
Aspergillus
Ringworm
Blastomycosis
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
C
Dimorphic Fungi - BPC
Blastomycosis
Paracoccidoidomycosis
Coccidiodomycosis
Cryptococcus
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
A
Yeast - CC
Candida
Cryptococcus
Paracoccidioides
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
C
Dimorphic Fungi - BPC
Blastomycosis
Paracoccidoidomycosis
Coccidiodomycosis
Coccidoidomycosis
a. Yeast
b. Mold
c. Dimorphic
C
Dimorphic Fungi - BPC
Blastomycosis
Paracoccidoidomycosis
Coccidiodomycosis
Opportunistic Mycoses (Table 235-1)
CACS MitHi’s Food Program
C - Candidiasis
A - Aspergillosis
C - Cryptococcosis
S - Scedosporiosis
M - Mucormycosis
F - Fusariosis
P - Pneumocystosis
Samples taken for antibody/antigen detection of Coccidoides immitis
CSF
serum
Samples taken for antibody/antigen detection of Histoplasma capsulatum antigen
CSF
serum
urine
Cryptococcal polysaccharide antigen
CSF
serum
Serum galactomanan test is helpful in diganosis of what fungal infection?
Aspergillosis
B glucan test is helpful in diganosis of what fungal infection?
Candida
Azole with poor CSF penetration
Itraconazole