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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Subacute onset of progressive dyspnea, fever, nonproductive cough, and chest discomfort that worsens within days to weeks. Tachypnea, tachycardia, and diffuse dry rales. | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Subacute onset of progressive dyspnea, fever, nonproductive cough, and chest discomfort that worsens within days to weeks. Tachypnea, tachycardia, and diffuse dry rales. | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Clinical presentation, blood tests, or chest x-rays are not pathognomonic for PCP. | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Clinical presentation, blood tests, or chest x-rays are not pathognomonic for PCP. | ||
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Start TMP-SMX prophylaxys when CD4+ <200 cells/µL or a history of oropharyngeal candidiasis | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 14 October 2014
| Disease | Clinical Findings | Diagnosis | Prophylaxis | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumocystis Pneumonia | Subacute onset of progressive dyspnea, fever, nonproductive cough, and chest discomfort that worsens within days to weeks. Tachypnea, tachycardia, and diffuse dry rales. | Clinical presentation, blood tests, or chest x-rays are not pathognomonic for PCP. | Start TMP-SMX prophylaxys when CD4+ <200 cells/µL or a history of oropharyngeal candidiasis | |
| Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis | ||||
| Cryptosporidiosis | ||||
| Microsporidiosis | ||||
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||||
| Table adapted from Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents [1] | ||||