49 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... regardless of CD4 ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Syphilis • Viral: HSV ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Genital Herpes Simplex - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimens:
 • First clinical episode of genital herpes
Herpes Simplex - CDC ... Regimens: • First clinical ... in persons with HIV ... #CDC #CDC2021 # ... Treatment #Guidelines #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... all patients for HIV ... oligoarthritis • Distal ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... should be based on clinical ... Infections in HIV ... encephalopathy #HIV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
the dermatology clinic ... proximal to the distal ... #Clinical #IM #InfectiousDisease ... TrichophytonRubrum #HIV
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
jirovecii Pneumonia Clinical ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... ) • Seen in HIV ... patients with CD4 ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/d IV ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
bacteremia: IVDU, dental ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV ... Microbiology: ... most common (63%) Clinical ... Abscess #diagnosis #management