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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
HIV Associated Infections ... Based on CD4 Count ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... #CD4Count #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... HIV-1 RNA viral ... -1/HIV-2 differentiation ... -1 or HIV-2 antibodies
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Opportunistic Infections ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
Recommended laboratory HIV ... the Diagnosis of HIV ... Infection: Updated ... #CDC #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #InfectiousDisease
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
> 7 days HIV > ... 1 4 hours to < ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... infectioncontrol #contagiousness ... #COVID19 #ncov2019
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes simplex virus ... 1 HSV-1 Frequently ... 20%) congenital infection ... Herpes simplex virus ... Epstein—Barr virus
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Figure 1: Time Course ... of HIV Detection ... following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... (HSV): • CD4 ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... (HCV) infection ... table #treatment #hcv ... #medications #infectiousdisease