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Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... of diarrhea in ... people with HIV/ ... will depend On CD4 ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... , weakness +/- diarrhea ... Diagnosis: ... #management #treatment ... #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 ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... cramping, Watery diarrhea ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... • In rare cases ... against travelers’ diarrhea ... difficile Infection (CDI ... Prevention #Treatment #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Management - GrepMed ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #differential #causes