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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... Preventing Clinical ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... Women with in HIV-AIDS ... screen within 1 ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... Treatment: 1) ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... vomiting, visual changes ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
and Management ... Lyme Disease Clinical ... palsy - Vision changes ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #Management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... : 1. ... territories signal changes ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology