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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... and low specificity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... effect/Edema • EBV ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... sequences improve sensitivity ... thrombosis Testing ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
sedimentation rate ... has higher specificity ... test but lower sensitivity ... • Hepatitis B serology ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... and specificity ... Urinary antigen testing ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus