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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... • TB meningitis ... • Pneumococcal meningitis ... • Eosinophilic meningitis ... #management #treatment
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Different Causes of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... Bacterial #Viral #Comparison ... Table #Diagnosis #Infection
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... - Bacterial meningitis ... - Tuberculous meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... • Cryptococcal Meningitis ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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Cause: Bacterial infection ... , swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... Tuberculosis Infection ... #Tuberculosis #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #regimens #comparison
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... CNS tuberculoma meningitis ... • Cryptococcal meningitis ... survival) • TB meningitis ... for TB meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
a risk of HSV infection ... short course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... than bacterial meningitis ... #Management #Meningitis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus infection ... • >50,000 HIV infections ... within 28 days of infection ... Neuro - Aseptic Meningitis ... antibody test) Treatment