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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
3 years • Co-testing ... (Pap test and HPV ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... Additional management
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
antigen detection test ... That's because this test ... penicillin allergy testing ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Microbiologic-Testing ... Breath test for ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... #Treatment #quadruple
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... Sweat chloride test ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Treatment: ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Preventing and Treating ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS