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What are the 3 main targets for antifungal therapy?

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cell membrane: fungi use argosterol instead of cholesterol
DNA synthesis: restricted to serious infections because more side effects
cell wall: fungi have cell wall, we do not

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What are two types of cell wall inhibitors?

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inhibitors of glucan synthesis = echinocandins

inhibitors of chitin synthesis = nikkomycin

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what is mech of action of cell membrane inhibitors? example?

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they inhibit ergosterol synthesis

- azoles

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What type of antifungal causes direct cell membrane damage?

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polyenes

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What are the two types of polyene antibiotics?

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  • amphotericin B

- nystatin [topical]

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What are the classifications of systemic azole antibiotices?

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imidazoles: ketoconazole
triazoles: itraconazole, fluconazole,
2nd gen triazoles: voriconazole, posaconazole

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What are benefits of azoles for systemic use?

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  • broad therapeutic window, wide spectrum of activity, low toxicity
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What is mech of action of azoles?

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  • bind lanosterol 14a-demethylase a P450 enzyme responsible for production of ergosterol
  • thus blocks ergosterol production
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What are potential side effects of azoles?

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  • azoles act by blocking a fungus cyt p450 enzyme, may see cross reactivity with human cyt p450
  • – drug interactions
  • – impairment of steroidneogenesis [keto, itra]
  • nausea, vomiting, rash –> more likely with high doses and AIDS
  • may cause hepatotoxicity
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What are advantages and disadvantages of fluconazole?

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advantages: low side effects, both IV/PO formations, high bioavailability
- favorable pharmacokinetics

disadvantages: fungistatic, resistance is increasing, narrow spectrum, possible p450 drug interactions

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What is fluconazole good for treating?

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  • primarily used for Candida albicans, cryptococcus neoformans
  • also active against dermatophytes [trichophyton], dimorphic fungi
  • see primary resistance in many non-albicans candida
  • -> C. krusei always resistant
  • -> C glabrata often resistant
  • -> tropicalis rarely resistant
  • no activity against aspergillus or most mould fungi
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What are fluconazoles drug interactions

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  • iincreases phenytoin, cyclosporin, rifabutin, warfarin, zidovudine conc
  • rifampin reduces fluconazole level to half
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Can fluconazole penetrate CSF?

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yes very well

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What is bioavailability to fluconazole?

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very high >90% means little difference between oral and IV forms

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What can itraconazole treat?

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  • similar candida coverage as fluconazole [C albicans, C tropicalis, sometimes C. globrata, never C. krusei]
  • also can treat aspergillus
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How is fluconazole cleared?

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mostly renal

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How is itraconazole excreted?

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  • hepatic metabolism and via bile
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Can itraconazole pentetrate the CSF?

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nope! so not good for meningeal fungal infection

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Is there an oral form of itraconazole?

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yep but not very good absorption

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what can voriconazole treat?

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  • very broad
  • includes most candida, aspergillus, fusarium
  • can’t treat zygomycoses
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Is there an oral form of voriconazole?

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Yep with >90% bioavailability

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How is voriconazole cleared?

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mostly hepatic

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Can voriconazole penetrate CSF?

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Yep! good for meningitis

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What are adverse side effects of itraconazole?

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  • nausea and vomitting
  • osmotic diarrhea
  • taste disturbances
  • maybe hepatic
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What are adverse side effects of voriconazole?

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  • nausea and vomitting
  • visual disturbances [reversible, decreased vision, altered color perception, worse with IV than oral]
  • hallucination in 2-5%
  • hepatic
  • rash
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Of fluconazole, itraconazole, and voriconazole whihc have most drug interactions?

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  • itraconazole has strong interactions
  • voriconazole moderate - strong
  • fluconazole weak

inhibit cyp 34A

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What is fluconazole usually used to treat?

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  • invasive or mucocutaneous candidiasis
  • maintenance therapy for cryptococcal meningitis
  • coccidiodomycosis
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What is itraconazole usually used to treat?

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  • azole of choice for invasive histoplasma, blastomycosis, sporothrix
  • dermatophyte infections and onychomycosis
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What is voriconazole usually used to treat?

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  • drug of choice for invasive aspergillosis

- cancer/neutropenia prophylaxis

30
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What is posaconazole usually used to treat?

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  • prevent mold infections in patients with neutropenia/cancer [only have oral form
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How is psaconazole administered? what is it used to treat?

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  • broad activity including against zygomycetes
  • only oral form
  • requires fatty meal for absorption
  • use for prophylaxis prevention of invasive mold infections in pts at risk
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What is terbinafine used to treat?

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  • its a systemic antifungal agent but used to treat superficial fungal infections
  • mainly used for onychomycosis
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What is mech of terbinafine? side effects?

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  • interferes with ergosterol synthesis
  • no drug interactions
  • can cause liver inflammation
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How is terbinafine administered?

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orally

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What is nystatin? what do you treat? side effects?

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  • a topical polyene
  • treat mucocutaneous candidiasis [oral thrush]
  • little toxicity
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What is clotrimazole? what do you treat? side effects?

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  • a topical azole antifungal
  • treat mucocutaneous candidiasis, dermatophyte infections
  • little toxicity
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What is amphotericin B? mech of action?

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  • amphoteric polyene macrolide
  • binds sterols in fungal cell membrane
  • creates transmbembrane channel and electrolyte leakage [creates pores]
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What is amphotericin B active against?

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active against most fungi except aspergillus terreus, scedosporium

39
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What are side effects of original amphotericin? what are the new preparation?

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  • classic formulation –> serious toxic side effects, renal damage
  • lipid associated formulations make it less toxic [liposomal amphotericin B {L-AMB}, amphotericin B colloidal dispersion {ABCD}, amphotericin B lipid complex {ABLC}]
40
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What are the drug names for the 3 different lipid formulatiosn of amphotericin B?

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ambisome = L-AMB
albecet = ABLC
amphotec = ABCD
41
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What are side effects of amphotericin B as administered?

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  • renal toxicity
  • — increase renal vascular resistance –> low GFR, azotemia = accumulation of urea in blood stream
  • — increase tubular permeability –> distal tube ischemia, wasting of K, Na, Mg
  • get bigger renal effects in pts volume depleted or on concomitant nephrotoxic agents –> MAKE SURE PT HAS FLUIDS
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What is amphotericin B used to treat?

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  • standard antifungal therapy –> drug of choice for:
  • – cryptococcal meningitis
  • – mucormycosis in combo with surgery
  • – induction therapy for histoplasmosis
  • – invasive fungal infections that don’t respond to other therapy
  • cannot tret: aspergillus terreus, scedosporium, some candida lusitanae, maduralla, some paecilomyes
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What is flucytosine [5FC]? administration?

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  • anti-metabolite against DNA/RNA symthesis
  • marketed as Ancotil
  • IV or oral administration
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What are side effects of fluytosine [5FC]? When do you particularly need to monitor?

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  • vomitting, diarrhea
  • altered liver function tests
  • bone marrow toxicity
  • need to monitor blood conc of drug when used in conjunction with amphotericin B
45
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What do you treat with flucytosine?

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  • fungistatic and fungicidal acativity against yeasts, only fungistatic against aspergillus fumigatus
46
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What is mech of action of echinocandins?

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  • inhibit fungal cell wall synthesis of glucan

- loss of cell wall glucan –> osmotic fragility

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What can echinocandins be used to treat?

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  • fungicidal against: most candida species including non-albicans, pnseumocystis carinii
  • acive but usually not fungicidal against: aspergillus
  • no activity against cryptococcus neoformans
  • no activity against other molds: fusarium, zygomycosis, trichosporon
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What are 2 drugs of choice for aspergillus?

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  • floriconazole

- amphotericin

49
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What are the 3 echinocandins?

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  • capsofungin
  • micafungin
  • anidulafungin
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What are adverse effects of capsofungin?

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  • mostly mild and do not require treatment discontinuation
  • usually infusion related: intravenous site irritation, mild to moderate infusion related fever/headache/flushing/erythema/rash
  • asymptomatic increase serum transaminases
51
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What are common causes of fungal endopthalmitis?

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  • candida albicans most common [slow progression, better prognosis]
  • aspergillus [rapid progression, vision threatening]
52
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What are predisposing factors to fungal endopthalmitis?

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  • invasive disease
  • immunosuppression
  • malignancy
  • long term broad spectrum antibiotics
  • neutropenia
  • organ transplant
  • dialysis
  • AIDS
  • liver disease
  • indwelling cathers
  • IV drug use
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What are signs of fungal endopthalmitis?

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  • decreased vision
  • photoboia
  • pain
  • red eye
  • viritis [esp. in aspergillus]
  • pseudo-hypopynon [layering exudate]
  • retinal findings
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What is treatment for fungal endopthalmitis?

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  • usually systemic amphotericin + intravitreal administration
  • or: systemic fluconazole, systemic flucytosine, systemic and intravitreal voriconazole
55
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Which fungi are dimorphic?

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  • histoplasma
  • coccidioides
  • blastomyces
  • paracoccidioides
  • penicillium
56
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What are major treatments for candida?

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  • fluconazole
  • amphotericin
  • echinocandins
57
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What are major treatments for cryptococcus neoformans?

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  • amphotericin [maybe with combined 5FC]

- fluconazole for prophylaxis

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What are major treatments for histoplasma?

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  • amphotericin
  • itraconazole
  • voriconazole
59
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What are major treatments for blastomyces dermatidis?

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  • amphotericin
  • itraconazole
  • fluconazole
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What are major treatments for coccidioides?

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  • amphotericin

- then fluconazole in immunosuppressed

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What are major treatments for paracoccidioides brasiliensis?

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  • itraconazole, amphotericin B, or TMP-SMX
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What are major treatments for penicillium marneffei?

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  • amphotericin and 5FC
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What is treatment for zygomytes?

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  • surgical debridement with amphotericin

- posaconazole for prophylaxis

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What is treatment for aspergillus?

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  • voriconazole or amphotericin for invasive disease
65
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What is treatment for pnseumocystis jiroveci?

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  • TMP-SMX
66
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What is major treatment for topical dermatophytes

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topical meds –>

67
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What is major treatment for eumycetoma?

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  • surgical

- posaconazole on compassionate bases

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What is major treatment for sporotrichiosis?

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  • itraconazole [sporonox]

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