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IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Disease in HIV-AIDS ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... complex (MAC) disease ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Disease in HIV-AIDS ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... complex (MAC) disease ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... infection ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Zyvox) (PO and IV ... Antibiotics Class Overview ... good activity vs tuberculosis ... skin/soft titssue infections ... #Pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... Active TB: • HIV ... are pulmonary • HIV ... : • HIV-infected ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... Active TB: • HIV ... are pulmonary • HIV ... : • HIV-infected ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Opportunistic ... Most CNS opportunistic ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... Demyelinating disease
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... meningitis - Tuberculous ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
chemotherapy, SOT, HIV ... leprae complex: • Tuberculoid ... and borderline tuberculoid ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... Leprosy #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... to 5 mg/kg/day IV ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology