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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Recommendations for Preventing ... 3 years • Co-testing ... Preventing First ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Recommendations for Preventing ... marneffei Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... Treating Acute Infection ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Recommendations for Preventing ... Enteric Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
and Treating Chagas ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment ... infectionsPreventing ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... this morphology Treatment ... systemic vori Infectious ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal • Infectious
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Positive Coombs testing ... setting - Mycoplasma ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Recommendations for Treating ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... end-organ disease is best ... control of the infection ... opportunistic #infections