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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... Chagas Disease ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Diagnosis and Management ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... positive serology, smear
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ...  1. ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Adults #Management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
- IDSA Guidelines ... 1) Antibiotics ... micafungin) for most ... #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment
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 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Guideline: https
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... • Severe: Only 1% ... detectable by blood smears ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Overview: • Most ... • Peripheral smear ... Infection due to ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
to dysregulated host ... >2 mmol/L Management ... Sepsis Campaign Guidelines ... recognition & treatment ... (within 1 hour)
Treatment Recommendations for Syphilis in Non-Pregnant Adults by Syphilis Stage

Incubating Infection, Primary, Secondary, Early Latent Syphilis:
Treatment Recommendations ... intramuscuarly, each at 1- ... disease specialist ... #Syphilis #Management ... #Guidelines #CDC2015
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB