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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Prevention of VZV ... patients with CD4 ... • If post-exposure ... • If post-exposure ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
• Since low CD4 ... and uncontrolled HIV ... likely to be the most ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... possible - Infectious ... if symptoms of infection ... Monitoring - Most ... #Management #CriticalCare
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
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... opportunistic infection ... DO NOT bolus 30 cc ... q 1 2hr if post-flu ... #Management #CriticalCare