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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Opportunistic Infections ... • Pulmonary TB ... <50 • Pulmonary ... #management #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... positive serology and CD4 ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... < 2 weeks for most ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... patients with CD4 ... • If post-exposure ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
IDSA Recommendations ... • Since low CD4 ... likely to be the most ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Species of Candida Most ... candidiasis, in HIV ... presumed to be the CVC ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases