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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... CD4Count #HIV #AIDS ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... Acanthameoba, Candida ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
HIV-infected patient by CD4 ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... Microbiology #HIV #AIDS
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... Consult ID if needed ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
people with HIV/AIDS ... will depend On CD4 ... Kaposrs sarcoma, AIDS ... Washington University ID
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Primarily studied for candida ... positives: Beta lactam antibiotics ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
Also found in Canada ... Shorter course of antibiotics ... doxycycline in kids
AIDS-Defining Illnesses 
Incidence of AIDS-Defining Illnesses per 100 Person-years of Follow-up and CD4 Lymphocyte Count

#AIDS #Defining
AIDS-Defining Illnesses ... Incidence of AIDS-Defining ... Follow-up and CD4 ... Lymphocyte Count #AIDS ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
expectancy, poor candidacy ... Initial 6-12wk antibiotic ... - >2 week antibiotic ... surgical plan to antibiotic ... tissue/bone/metal ID