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    Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis...
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    topical clotrimazole or nystatin is usually effective. Oral or intravenous fluconazole, itraconazole, or amphotericin B may be used if these do not work. A...
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    from a cerebrospinal fluid, sputum, and skin biopsy. Treatment is with fluconazole or amphotericin B. Data from 2009 estimated that of the almost one million...
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    C. dubliniensis are sensitive to fluconazole. In one study, sixteen of twenty isolates were sensitive to fluconazole, while four were resistant. It has...
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    natural resistance to fluconazole, a standard antifungal agent. It is most often found in patients who have had prior fluconazole exposure, sparking debate...
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    that does not affect the central nervous system can be treated with fluconazole alone. Cryptococcal meningitis should be treated for two weeks with intravenous...
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    with multiple other antimicrobials in addition to amphotericin, such as fluconazole, miconazole, rifampicin and azithromycin. They have shown limited success...
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    or miconazole. If the scalp is involved, antifungals by mouth such as fluconazole may be needed. Dermatophytosis has spread globally, and up to 20% of...
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  • Thumbnail for Auto-brewery syndrome
    bacteria that cause gut fermentation. For example, antifungals such as fluconazole or micafungin can be prescribed by a physician. Often, probiotics are...
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    other newer antimycotic drugs, such as terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole have started to gain acceptance. It may appear as thickened, scaly, and...
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