Antifungal medicine For Systemic Infection

Drug

Amphotericin B

Origin

Streptomyces

Target Organisms

Aspergillus

Blastomycetes

Candidate, Coccidioides, Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Micro, Paracoccidiodes

Side Effects

Fever, nausea, vomiting, phlebitis, kidney damage and anemia.

DRUG

Flucytosine

Origin

Synthetic

Target Organisms

Candidate, phialophora, Cladosporium, Cryptococcus

Side Effects

Diarrhea, skin rash, liver injury, diseases leukocyte

Drug

Ketoconazole

Origin

Synthetic

Target Organisms

Coccidioides, Candidate, Paracoccidiodes, Blastomyces, Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Sprorothrix

Side effects

Gastrointestinal symptoms and itching

Drug

Potassium iodide

Origin

Synthetic

Target Organisms

Sporothrix

Side Effects

Swollen salivary glands and acne like rash

Drug

Hydroxystilbamidine

Origin

Synthetic

Target Organisms

Blastomyces

Side Effects

Loss of appetite

Nausea, occasionally liver injury, skin rash, numbness and tingling.

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