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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS ... mg/kg on days 1– ... leishmaniasis and CD4 ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... within the first 1 ... be present: • AIDS ... -1 RNA level from ... be considered adjuvant
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS ... 4–6 mL QID or 1– ... antifungals are required ... for effective treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment ... prophylaxis in HIV ... /AIDS patients with ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS ... patients with CD4 ... Regimen: • TMP-SMX 1 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS ... : • TMP-SMX, 1 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... HIVAIDS #management #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... q12h + gentamicin 1 ... course of primary treatment ... as long as the CD4 ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology