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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Patients with CD4 ... count <100 cells ... count >100 cells ... count decreases ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... cell count <50 ... cell count >50 ... regardless of CD4 ... • Cryptococcal
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
) Fungal: • CD4 ... (Histoplasma, Cryptococcus ... Parasitic: • CD4 ... ABG, BDG, Serum Cryptococcal ... Pulmonary #Infections #HIVAIDS
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... fluid (CSF) cell count ... The cryptococcal ... milliliter, and the CD4 ... + count was 7 cells
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

31 year old male with cryptococcal meningitis. CD4 count 44, 1 year
old male with cryptococcal ... CD4 count 44, 1 ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Recommendations for Prevention ... /mm3 or • CD4% ... or • CD4 count ... Pneumonia #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
seen with lower CD4 ... cell count Dr ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... patients with CD4 ... count <100 cells ... Encephalitis #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... count <150 cells ... Histoplasmosis #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS