Cryoptococcal meningitis

January 2007     View PDF     En español

How to treat it?

If tests of your spinal fluid indicate that Cryptococcus is present, your healthcare provider will prescribe treatment based on the severity of your illness and based on previous therapies that you have used.

Dosing

• AmB at 0.7mg/kg/day + flucytosine at 100mg/kg/day (in divided doses) for two weeks, then …
• Fluconazole at 400mg/day for eight weeks, then …
• Fluconazole at 200mg/day for life