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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... or positive specific ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Generally >3 cm ... and <25% culture positive ... #AIDS #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS ... Toxoplasma IgG positive ... patients with CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... opportunistic infection ... be present: • AIDS ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... patients with positive ... serology and CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... ART to maintain CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... (at least 1-2 cm ... Biopsies remain positive ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... health-care provider diagnosis ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... : • Serology for ... infection have positive ... #Management #Infections