6 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
cell count <50 ... cell count >50 ... • CNS TB regardless ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Antimicrobial treatment ... and <25% culture positive ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... Toxoplasma IgG positive ... patients with CD4 ... count <100 cells ... #Treatment #opportunistic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... + cells from baseline ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... of preexisting opportunistic ... pleural effusions, CNS
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
patients with positive ... count <250 cells ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
Involving the CNS ... as long as the CD4 ... count remains <200 cells ... Bartonellosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #opportunistic