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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
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
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:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/d IV ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... be present: • AIDS ... a decrease in HIV ... initiation and onset of illness
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
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
NTM Cause Many Illnesses ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Vomiting, diarrhea, ARDS ... after onset of illness ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
candidiasis, in HIV ... /AIDS & other immune-compromised ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... #microbiology