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Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
infections (crypto, PJP ... seen with lower CD4 ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... #InfectiousDiseases
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Ancylostoma spp. ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... community-acquired w/o ABx (esp ... improvement with Tx Management ... Infection #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP ... Prevention #Treatment #PCP ... #PJP #jiroveci ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #management #pharmacology
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Aeromonas spp - ... Diagnosis and Management ... Aeromonas #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
presumed to be the CVC ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology