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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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Epidemiology • Signs ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology # ... treatment
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... (HCV) infection ... Antivirals #table #treatment ... #hcv #medications ... #infectiousdisease
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Antimicrobial treatment ... in HIV: • CNS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... early stages of infection ... Findings: • Rule out infectious ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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transmission as zoonotic infection ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... (HIV), and Zika ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • IV -> septic ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... Herpes simplex virus ... , HIV, Hep A/B/CMV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis