📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
🔬 Pathology
Aspergillus
- Describe the structure, important properties, pathogenesis, clinical features and laboratory work-up of Aspergillus.
Candida
- Describe the structure, important properties, pathogenesis, clinical features and laboratory work-up of Candida.
💊 Pharmacology
Antifungal Drugs
- Classify antifungal drugs.
- Describe the pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B and ketoconazole.
- Describe the advantages of liposomal preparations of amphotericin B.
- Describe the mechanisms of action of azoles, amphotericin B, griseofulvin, terbinafine and nystatin.
- Describe the clinical uses of these antifungal drugs.
- Describe their adverse effects.
- Describe drug interactions of ketoconazole and amphotericin B.
