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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... regardless of CD4 ... • Cryptococcal ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... puncture was 29 cm ... reference range, <20 cm ... virus antibody was positive ... milliliter, and the CD4
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• CNS opportunistic ... - Generally >3 cm ... and <25% culture positive ... Cryptococcal ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
< 200: CMV, HSV ... ) Fungal: • CD4 ... (Histoplasma, Cryptococcus ... Parasitic: • CD4 ... ABG, BDG, Serum Cryptococcal
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... CMV infection: virus ... or positive specific ... patient with HIV and CD4
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... Coccidioidomycosis, CMV ... nodules, plaques) Cryptococcus ... high fever CMV
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Presentations: • Opportunistic ... during transient CD4 ... in which case opportunistic ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... progression by slowing CD4
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
HIV-AIDS Preventing CMV ... Disease: • CMV ... ART to maintain CD4 ... /mm3 Managing CMV ... Treatment #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Toxoplasma IgG positive ... patients with CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #opportunistic