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#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
InfectiousDiseases #PJP ... #PCP #Pneumocystis ... #Pneumonia #Testing
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... for diagnosis of Pneumocystis ... jirovecii pneumonia ... #jirovecii #Pneumonia ... #PJP
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii ... Pneumonia Clinical ... often elevated Treatment ... #jirovecii #PJP ... #Pneumonia #Diagnosis
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... distress syndrome, PJP ... Pneumocystis jirovecii ... pneumonia, id Once ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia) in HIV vs non-HIV immunocompromised patients: same organism, different disease entities, different
PJP (Pneumocystis ... jirovecii Pneumonia ... fernandbteich #PJP ... #Pneumocystis # ... jirovecii #Pneumonia
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
not specific for PCP ... clinical setting PCP ... Radiology #CTChest #PJP ... #Pneumocystis # ... Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CD4 <200: • Pneumocystis ... jirovecii pneumonia ... (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... infiltrates PJP ... Pneumonia: •
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
cryptogenic organising pneumonia ... non-specific interstitial pneumonia ... OP, organising pneumonia ... ; PJP, Pneumocystis ... jiroveci pneumonia
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Joint #Infection #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... of Pneumocystis ... Pneumonia (PCP) ... #Pneumonia #IDSA ... #PCP #PJP #jiroveci