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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... ART #Initiation #Antiretroviral ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Rigors And Bacteremia ... pathogen (e.g., bacteria ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Bacteremia Quick ... Reference - Treatment ... Gram Negative Bacteremia ... #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
trauma Diagnosis Treatment ... Microbiology #diagnosis #treatment ... #pulmonary #Bacteria
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
after combination antiretroviral ... • Combination antiretroviral ... Antimicrobial treatment ... achieved with antiretroviral ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
rhizosphere include: bacteria ... arthropods Bacteria ... cause primary pulmonary ... Coccidioides • Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
after initiating antiretroviral ... after initiating antiretroviral ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary