Template:ID-Fungal meningitis

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  • Fungal meningitis
  • Blastomyces dermatitidis[1]
  • Candida spp.[2]
  • Preferred regimen: Liposomal Amphotericin B 3–5 mg/kg/day IV ± Flucytosine 25 mg/kg PO qid for several weeks, followed by Fluconazole 400–800 mg (6–12 mg/kg) PO qd until CSF abnl resolves
  • Alternative regimen: Fluconazole 400–800 mg PO qd (6–12 mg/kg IV q24h) OR Voriconazole 400 mg PO bid for 2 doses, followed by 200 mg PO bid OR Voriconazole 6 mg/kg IV q12h for 2 doses, followed by 3 mg/kg IV q12h
Note: Removal of intraventricular devices is recommended.
  • Coccidioides immitis[3]
  • Cryptococcus neoformans[4]
  • Non–HIV/AIDS hosts, non–transplant recipients
  • HIV/AIDS hosts
  • Transplant recipients




  • Histoplasma capsulatum

Preferred Regimen ▸ Liposomal Amphotericin B 5 mg/kg IV q24h for 4–6 weeks FOLLOWED BY ▸ Itraconazole 200 mg PO bid–tid for ≥12 months Adapted from Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45(7):807-25.[11]

  1. Chapman, Stanley W.; Dismukes, William E.; Proia, Laurie A.; Bradsher, Robert W.; Pappas, Peter G.; Threlkeld, Michael G.; Kauffman, Carol A.; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2008-06-15). "Clinical practice guidelines for the management of blastomycosis: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 46 (12): 1801–1812. doi:10.1086/588300. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 18462107.
  2. Pappas, Peter G.; Kauffman, Carol A.; Andes, David; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Calandra, Thierry F.; Edwards, John E.; Filler, Scott G.; Fisher, John F.; Kullberg, Bart-Jan; Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis; Reboli, Annette C.; Rex, John H.; Walsh, Thomas J.; Sobel, Jack D.; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2009-03-01). "Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 48 (5): 503–535. doi:10.1086/596757. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 19191635.
  3. Galgiani, John N.; Ampel, Neil M.; Blair, Janis E.; Catanzaro, Antonino; Johnson, Royce H.; Stevens, David A.; Williams, Paul L.; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2005-11-01). "Coccidioidomycosis". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 41 (9): 1217–1223. doi:10.1086/496991. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 16206093.
  4. Perfect, John R.; Dismukes, William E.; Dromer, Francoise; Goldman, David L.; Graybill, John R.; Hamill, Richard J.; Harrison, Thomas S.; Larsen, Robert A.; Lortholary, Olivier; Nguyen, Minh-Hong; Pappas, Peter G.; Powderly, William G.; Singh, Nina; Sobel, Jack D.; Sorrell, Tania C. (2010-02-01). "Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 50 (3): 291–322. doi:10.1086/649858. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 20047480.