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Table 1 most common invasive fungal infections [7] with additional diagnostics and first line treatment [8,9,10,11]

From: A case report of fatal disseminated fungal sepsis in a patient with ARDS and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

 

Diagnostics

Treatment

Candida spp.

Direct microscopy and histopathology, cultur

Blood cultures

B-D-Glucan

Serum-Mannan/ anti-Mannan (in Candidaemia)

Echinocandins

Aspergillus spp.

CT (chest)

Galactomannan (Serum, BAL)

Isacuconazol

Voriconazol

Mucorales

CT (chest)

Surgical debridement

Lipos. Amphotericin B

Posaconazol (salvage treatment)