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asperillosis
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Is a fungus commonly found in soil water and decaying vegetation infection is airborne farmers
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Opportunistic fungal infection
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candidiasis
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A yeast like fungus that is almost always present as part of the normal population of organisms and the mouse can intestinal tract and vagina commonly occurs and immunocompromised diabetes blood spectrum antibiotics
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Opportunistic fungal infection
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Cryptococcosis
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Manifest as cryptococal meningitis is the most serious of the fungal infections in immunocompromised patients active when immune system declines
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Opportunistic fungal infection
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Mucormycosis
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A fungal infections of the sinuses brain or lungs caused by fungi such as Mucor or rhizopus spread systemic through blood
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Opportunistic fungal infection
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Blastomycosis
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Chronic infection characterized by granulomatous and suppurative lesions inhaled pustules over the body
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Non opportunistic fungal infection
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Coccidioidomycosis
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Primarily a disease of the lungs which is common in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
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nonopportunistic fungal infections
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Dermatophytic infections tinea ringworm
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Caused by mold like fungi called dermatophytes tinea live on the dead tissues on the skin of instructions that grow from the skin example hair and nails
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Non opportunistic fungal infection
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Histoplasmosis
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A fungal infection that affects the lungs or other organs by dissemination disease is acquired by inhaling fungal spores example bats dropping bird dropping
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Not opportunistic fungal infection
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Polyene antifungal agents
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Include amphotericin B and nystatin high affinity for fungal infections and therefore useful for treating systemic fungal infections have the ability to induce severe adverse effect prototype amphotericin (fungizone)
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Amphotericin B
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Treat progressive and potential fatal systemic fungal and protozoal infections binds to sterols and fungal cell membrane nasty drug
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polyene antifungal agent
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Nystatin
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closely related to amphotericin B topical vaginal oral swish and swallow or swish and spit are atrocious dissolve slowly not for systemic infections oral pharyngeal Volvo vaginitis
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Polyene antifungal agents
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Azole antifungal drugs
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Antifungal drugs can be classified into two subgroups I am on da zones an triazole s can be use for both superficial mycoses and more serious systemic mycoses prototype drug fluconazole known as diflucan
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Fluconazole
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Use for candidiasis and cryptococcal meningitis prophylaxis and I'm you know compromise patients no absolute contraindication excist many drug drug interactions are possible due to the metabolism of the drug
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azole antifungal drugs
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