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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
HIV Associated Infections ... Based on CD4 Count ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... CD4Count #HIV #AIDS ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... spp, Atypical infection ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... #InfectiousDiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life Cycle 1) ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
IDSA Recommendations ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... Patients with CD4 ... Penicilliosis #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Free-Living Cycle 1) ... Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Plasmodium Life Cycle 1) ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
people with HIV/AIDS ... will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of infection ... 1) Bacteria: ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Babesia Life Cycle 1) ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite