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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... immunosuppression (eg ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... this morphology Treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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interrupted schedule (e.g ... interrupted schedule (e.g ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Identify tip ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... dyskinesia • Young ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... • Preventing exacerbations
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... other factors (e.g ... systemic therapy in preventing ... opportunistic #infections
Safe Living After Transplant: Respiratory hygiene / respiratory infection prevention
 • Wear a mask when around
/ respiratory infection ... prevention • ... high-risk activities (e.g ... areas as able (e.g ... #prevention #InfectiousDiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... skull neoplasms (e.g
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... ; triazole (e.g. ... #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... to a preceding infection ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT