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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Recommendations for Preventing ... Antiviral agents with activity ... recommended for KS treatment ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
mg) PO (or IV) BID ... without evidence of active ... IsosporaBelli #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Cryptosporidiosis:
 • Because chronic cryptosporidiosis occurs
Recommendations for Preventing ... Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... should prevent the disease ... 500–1000 mg PO BID ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Infections in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... CMV Disease: ... CMV end-organ disease ... Valganciclovir 900 mg PO BID ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID ... Note: Active TB ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... Severe Disseminated Disease ... for 3 days, then BID ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... (to prevent TB disease ... no evidence of active ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID ... Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID ... pallidum #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology