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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... -cell count is less ... than 200 cells ... and <25% culture positive
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
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
., bacteria). ... specificity of 90.3% and positive ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Stimulate immune cells ... circumventricular organs CNS
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... significantly positive ... Worse outcomes in CKD
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
patients with positive ... serology and CD4 ... 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 ... Treatment #management #opportunistic