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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
patients with CD4 ... • If post-exposure ... • If post-exposure ... • Valacyclovir 1 ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS ... mg/kg on days 1– ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS ... patients with CD4 ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... Treatment: 1) ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Disease (MCD) in HIV-AIDS ... • Since low CD4 ... likely to be the most ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... ART to maintain CD4 ... ) for 1–4 doses ... #Treatment #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... within the first 1 ... -1 RNA level from ... < 2 weeks for most ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Prevalence: 1: ... epidural hematoma • infections ... • trauma • post ... cord infarct • HIV ... Laboratory studies: • CBC
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Recommendations for Prevention ... : • TMP-SMX, 1 ... Pneumonia #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #management