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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... and sputum cx (Bacterial ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Maturation proceeds ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of infection ... 1) Bacteria: ... coli, Shigella, bacterial ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... : • Bacterial ... • Nocardia • Parasitic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Enteric Infections ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... (CDI): • Vancomycin ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
blood in liver and maturation ... #Schistosoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... →Activation of CD8 ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Still disease, Infection
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
amastigotes in new infection ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
intestinal wall, and maturation ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite