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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
CD4 count <100 cells ... CD4 count >100 cells ... decreases to <100 cells ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Mean age at Dx ... Myelogenous Leukemia (CML ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... abnormal under a microscope ... marrow studies Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
and Treatment of ... CD4 count <200 cells ... >200 but <250 cells ... /mm3 to ≥200 cells ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Amiodarone induced thyroid changes

Histopath: Remarkably enlarged follicles, distended with colloid, without 
scalloping, and lined by flattened
flattened follicular cells ... change, Follicular cells ... respond to initial treatment ... #Pathology #Clinical ... #Microscopy
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Infections in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... prevented by using ART ... CD4 count >100 cells ... #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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CD4 count <150 cells ... CD4 count ≥150 cells ... CD4 count <150 cells ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
CD4 count >100 cells ... : • The best treatment ... patients with low CD4 cell ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
CD4 count <50 cells ... CD4 count >100 cells ... CD4 count <50 cells ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Recommendations for Preventing ... Since low CD4 cell ... recommended for KS treatment ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Cryptosporidiosis:
 • Because chronic cryptosporidiosis occurs
Recommendations for Preventing ... Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... CD4 count >100 cells ... Cryptosporidiosis #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS