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== Diagnosis ==
== Diagnosis ==
== Treatment ==
The standard regimen of treatment in non-AIDS patients [[intravenous]] [[Amphotericin B]] combined with [[Wiktionary:oral|oral]] [[flucytosine]].
AIDS patients often have a reduced response to Amphotericin B and flucytosine, therefore after initial treatment as above, oral [[fluconazole]] can be used.


==External links==
==External links==

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