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AIDS-Defining Illnesses 
Incidence of AIDS-Defining Illnesses per 100 Person-years of Follow-up and CD4 Lymphocyte Count

#AIDS #Defining
AIDS-Defining Illnesses ... Illnesses per 100 ... Follow-up and CD4 ... #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Incidence
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... (s) (more than 1 ... #Illnesses #HIV ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Severe illness: ... Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... HCPS): Febrile illness ... + ARDS like findings ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... Treatment Guideline ... #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... within the first 1 ... be present: • AIDS ... -1 RNA level from ... initiation and onset of illness
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... : 1) Liposomal ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Influenza like illnesses ... main variants: (1)
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases