19 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
hepatitis C virus (HCV ... table #treatment #hcv ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
When to choose IV ... Antibiotics #Treatment #Management ... #Skin #InfectiousDiseases
Creeping Eruption - Cutaneous Larva Migrans - The eruption was migratory, moving a few millimeters to
raised tract on his ... Clinical #Derm #InfectiousDisease ... Migrans #Hookworm #NEJM
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
#Clinical #IM #InfectiousDisease ... TrichophytonRubrum #HIV ... RapidProgression #NEJM
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... all patients for HIV ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Primary and Secondary Syphilis - On examination, the patient had sharply demarcated erythematous, scaly plaques on
scaly plaques on his ... Clinical #Derm #InfectiousDisease ... TreponemaPallidum #NEJM
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/d IV ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
preferred, initially IV ... lugdunensis - 14 days of IV ... Bacteremia #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases