High -Yield Internal Medicine Board Exam Pearls by Knowmedge - HTML preview

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 Candida in the blood is NEVER a contaminant 11

 Removal of an intravenous catheter alone is never an absolute treatment; highest

mortality rates are seen in patients without antifungal therapy9

 All patients with candidemia should undergo ophthalmologic examination10

 Micafungin is the treatment of choice for candidemia, and preferred over azoles8

 Asymptomatic candiduria does not require further workups or antifungal therapy in most

cases; Symptomatic funguria always requires treatment 6

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Pearl # 3: Clostridium difficile toxin should not be re-checked for cure and has a poor