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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... count >50 • CNS ... regardless of CD4 ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... Count #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
CNS = central nervous ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... #differential #diagnosis
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
• Liver • CNS ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
organ involvement: CNS ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... #IM #InfectiousDisease
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases