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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... (IDSA 2021): ... IDSA 2021 CDI
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
IDSA Recommendations ... Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Treating Acute Infection ... Penicilliosis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
IDSA Recommendations ... General Management ... Patients with CD4 ... IsosporaBelli #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Bacterial Enteric Infections ... (CDI): • Vancomycin ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... →Activation of CD8 ... Still disease, Infection ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... with positive serology ... and CD4 count ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... Investigations • Labs: CBC ... DAH, rule out infection ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... overlook severe infections ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology