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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... causing COVID-19 ... ivermectin… #COVID19 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
SARS associated virus ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... contagiousness #COVID19
Kinetics of Viral and Serologic Responses after Exposure to West Nile Virus. #Diagnosis #IM #InfectiousDisease #WestNile
Exposure to West Nile Virus ... Diagnosis #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Viremia #IgM #Detection
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpes simplex virus ... Varicella-zoster virus ... - West Nile virus ... Snowshoe Hare virus ... pneumoniae antigen detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
double-stranded DNA virus ... CMV infection: virus ... isolation or detection ... 50 or less: • Neurologic
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Herpes Simple Virus ... Other: Chronic rejection ... management #treatment #nephrology
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
not enough HIV virus ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... Screening #Antibody #Detection
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Herpes Simplex Virus ... caused by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... bradycardia, urinary retention ... management #treatment #neurology