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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 ... #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 ... < 200: CMV, HSV ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... reaction - Helminth infection ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... (HIV, HTLVI)
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
Recommended laboratory HIV ... the Diagnosis of HIV ... Infection: Updated ... #CDC #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #InfectiousDisease
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Opportunistic Infections ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... to 5 mg/kg/day IV ... Penicilliosis #IDSA
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Tx Management (IDSA ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... during transient CD4 ... manifestations Labs: • CD4 ... 14%), in which case ... progression by slowing CD4