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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Treating Acute Infection ... itraconazolea 200 mg PO BID ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
General Management ... Patients with CD4 ... Sustained increase in CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
ART to maintain CD4 ... intraocular levels of drug ... Valganciclovir 900 mg PO BID ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID ... necessary based on drug-drug ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
severity - Corticosteroid ... Inadequate drug ... Infection (CMV, ... Ulcerative #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... for 3 days, then BID ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prophylaxis: • CD4 ... daily or 50 mg PO BID ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #management ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Cryptosporidiosis:
 • Because chronic cryptosporidiosis occurs
restoration to CD4 ... Alternative Management ... 500–1000 mg PO BID ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
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Thiopurines in IBD ... Associated to drug ... Safety: • Serious Infections ... #Inflammatory #BowelDisease ... #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
• Since low CD4 ... • Avoid use of corticosteroids ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology