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IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... antifungals are required ... candida #mucosal #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... pericarditis SCAP ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... Histoplasmosis, candidiasis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... fever • Septic shock ... blood cultures Candidiasis ... colonization Candidiasis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... or nifurtimox can ... patients with acute ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... septated hyphae, acute ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... #treatment #fungal
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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and esophageal candidiasis ... + T-cell count can ... can develop • ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... 5) History of acute ... or chronic ingestion ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... signs and symptoms can ... presents as an acute ... : • Infection ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management