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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
and Treatment ... hospital with pneumonia ... that developed pneumonia ... Community #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... , CPK, anti-scl70 ... DDX: • CAP, ... Treatment: • ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae ... Microbiology: Gram ... common cause of: CAP ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... United States • Pneumonic ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... post-ABx, but can ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... TB IRIS which can ... of preexisting opportunistic ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
fluoroquinolones or rifaximin can ... against Pneumocystis pneumonia ... difficile Infection (CDI ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic