Candida

Urgent line removal indicated (mortality benefit) and blood cultures q2d until negative.

When yeast reported in Gram stain of Blood Culture initiate therapy with:

If the isolate is identified as C. albicans or C. parapsilosis, change to:

For all other Candida species continue:

Duration (minimum 2 weeks) depends on presence of complications.

Strongly Recommend Infectious Disease Consultation.

Recommend ophthalmologic evaluation for endophthalmitis.