42 results
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
InfectiousDiseases #PJP ... #PCP #Pneumocystis ... #Pneumonia #Testing
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
in HIV-AIDS • Pneumocystis ... pneumonia (PCP) ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infection • Influenza ... A and B virus infection
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
in HIV-AIDS • Pneumocystis ... pneumonia (PCP) ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infection • Influenza ... A and B virus infection
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... : Viral PCP Mycoplasma ... pneumonia. ... This was a PCP-infection ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... identified, Strep pneumoniae ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... Fungal, AFB), TB PCR ... sputum, PCP DFA
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... GLASS OPACITIES - Pneumocystosis ... #Lung #Infections
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... distress syndrome, PJP ... Pneumocystis jirovecii ... pneumonia, id Once ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Tuberculosis, Pneumocystis ... jiroveci pneumonia ... , Pulmonary embolism ... , Lipid pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
immunocompromised patient with PCP ... not specific for PCP ... clinical setting PCP ... #Pneumocystis # ... Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... CD4 <200: • Pneumocystis ... infiltrates PJP ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary