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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... Infections • ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #InfectiousDiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... →Activation of CD8 ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... of preexisting opportunistic ... PML), Confusion, visual ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... • In rare cases ... (CDI): • Vancomycin ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... amastigotes in new infection ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... disease caused ... the protozoan parasite ... family Route of infections ... only available at CDC
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
restoration to CD4 ... Caused by Enterocytozoon ... patients with low CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic