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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
HIV Associated Infections ... Based on CD4 Count ... InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV ... #AIDS #Opportunistic ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... patients with Opportunistic ... regardless of CD4 ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... #Opportunistic
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... CNS Opportunistic ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... and <25% culture positive
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... Viral infections (HIV
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... ) • Seen in HIV ... positive patients ... with CD4 < 200
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... during transient CD4 ... 14%), in which case ... opportunistic infections
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that Can Cause ... False Positives ... medications can cause ... food products • HIV ... Protonix), may cause
HIV HAART Medications - Classification by Names and Mechanism - Updated 01/2021
 - NRTIs
 - NNRTIs
HIV HAART Medications ... Inhibitors - CD4 ... @serotavirus #HIV ... Classification #Classes
The Cell Cycle
The cell cycle is the series of tightly regulated steps that controls cell growth
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs ... Retinoblastoma (Rb ... Both Rb and p53 ... proteins) that cause ... Cyclin-dependent kinase #CDK
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... Patients with CD4 ... Primary Prophylaxis: CD4 ... to 5 mg/kg/day IV ... Treatment #management #opportunistic