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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... Microsporidum Non-infectious ... bronchoscopy Infectious ... #Pulmonary #Infections
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Polyclonal - Viral Infection ... Clinical Presentation ... Check For: • Infections ... Polyclonal IgM post infectious
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
feel weak": • Infectious ... : Influenza, EBV ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... illness, Infection ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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peritonsillar abscess ... - Infectious mononucleosis ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis ... #differential #
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
PPI use Food: Cold ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... ) • MRI / CT if
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
PPI use Food: Cold ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... ) • MRI / CT if
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... opportunistic infections ... opportunistic infections
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Infections that ... O157:H7 Infection ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Respiratory Infections
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... Polymicrobial, E Coli ... Staph, Anaerobes Infectious ... Fasciola - Non-Infectious ... : HCC, Metastatic