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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... pulmonary disease ARDS ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... manifestations • MAT ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, but without treatment ... cavity and genital areas ... , anal or oral areas ... Rash #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... heart rate >90 beats ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... nephritis, fevers • MAC
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS ... Treatment for ... as substantial clinical ... Cryptococcosis #Cryptococcus
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... • At risk: AIDS ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... periventricular areas ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... Complex in HIV-AIDS ... disease based on clinical ... interactions, please ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
IDSA Recommendations ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... : • If used, may ... weeks or until clinically ... #Prevention #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Disease in HIV-AIDS ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... HIV-related TB • Please ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA