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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... CD4Count #HIV #AIDS ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... , TB*, Histo*, Cocci ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram ... intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... chills, anorexia, ARDS ... Peripheral smear - Cocci
AIDS-Defining Illnesses 
Incidence of AIDS-Defining Illnesses per 100 Person-years of Follow-up and CD4 Lymphocyte Count

#AIDS #Defining
AIDS-Defining Illnesses ... Incidence of AIDS-Defining ... Follow-up and CD4 ... Lymphocyte Count #AIDS ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Gram positive cocci ... and some gram negatives ... prophylaxis in HIV/AIDS ... patients with CD4
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... occur when the CD4 ... immune recovery (CD4 ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... Count: Any CD4 ... Blastomycosis CD4 ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Decrease in striatal gray ... HIV and with low CD4 ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
candidiasis, in HIV/AIDS ... presumed to be the CVC ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases