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"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
laboratory HIV testing algorithm ... Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... #Testing #HIV #CDC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #InfectiousDisease
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... Tx Management (IDSA ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... CNS Lymphoma (CD4 ... multiple lesions Infectious ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... occur when the CD4 ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... #Causes #Hematology
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Ischemic colitis, Infectious ... , Radiation CMC ... differential #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
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 ... Still disease, Infection ... Drugs, Unknown cause
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Bacterial Enteric Infections ... • In rare cases ... (CDI): • Vancomycin ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA