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==Overview==
==Overview==


==Medical therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
The standard regimen of treatment in non-AIDS patients [[intravenous]] [[Amphotericin B]] combined with [[Wiktionary:oral|oral]] [[flucytosine]].
The standard regimen of treatment in non-AIDS patients [[intravenous]] [[Amphotericin B]] combined with [[Wiktionary:oral|oral]] [[flucytosine]].


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Revision as of 13:55, 24 September 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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The standard regimen of treatment in non-AIDS patients intravenous Amphotericin B combined with 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.

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