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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Otitis externa • Sinusitis ... Manifestations include: - Meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary, systemic or meningitic ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Pulmonary (60%) • Sinusitis ... (~40%) • Meningitis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
in Bloodstream Infections ... candidiasis, in HIV/AIDS ... endocarditis, meningitis ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases