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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... count >50 • CNS ... of starting OI treatment ... TheIDtrivia #ART ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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infections when cART ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... treatment is generally ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... documenting successful treatment ... published looking at ... #Antimicrobials ... #InfectiousDiseases
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
cranial nerves VII ... , IX/X, & XII are ... CN VII (facial weakness ... “mee-mee-mee;” CN ... imaging after treatment
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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trend response to treatment ... BAL (Washings are ... Puncture only if CNS ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
invasive infections are ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Blood cultures are ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... of appropriate antimicrobial ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
blood vessels are ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... in patients who are ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases