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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
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
Disease (MCD) in HIV-AIDS ... • Since low CD4 ... likely to be the most ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
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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epidural hematoma • infections ... • trauma • post ... cord infarct • HIV ... Laboratory studies: • CBC ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... with positive serology ... and CD4 count ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... like illnesses, COVID ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
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