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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... regardless of CD4 ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii ... • Caused by Pneumocystis ... patients with CD4 ... often elevated Treatment ... #jirovecii #PJP
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
distress syndrome, PJP ... Pneumocystis jirovecii ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic ... : • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... of Pneumocystis ... the assay #Pneumocystis ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #opportunistic
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
community-acquired w/o ABx (esp ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
prophylaxis against Pneumocystis ... difficile Infection (CDI ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... of preexisting opportunistic ... lesions, ocular • PJP ... resistance • New opportunistic ... • Treat for opportunistic
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... <200: • Pneumocystis ... jirovecii pneumonia (PJP ... infiltrates PJP ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases