HIV Flashcards
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4 types of HIV 1 (M - Major, N - New, O and P)
Which type of M is most common worldwide? Which M is most common US / Europe?
M- C worldwide
M - B Europe/ US
% HIV infection is sexual?
80% new infections
HIV vertical transmission if mother is on ART?
<2% if ART is used
HIV infection risk with blood transfusions
90% risk if donor is HIV-positive
WHO recommends PREP in those who are at high risk of infection. What are the 3 PREP options?
Tenofovir-based oral PREP
Dapivirine ring for women since 2021 (every 28 days)
Cabotegravir long-acting injection since 2022 (1 monthly x 2, then every 2 months)
[Take a long cab to lectures]
Most common sx in acute HIV
Fever >90%
How long til HIV ELISA is positive?
What can you test in the meantime?
usually by 4-6 weeks
Can test P24 antigen / HIV RNA load
[New 4th gen ELISA can do p24 antigen and will be positive]
Time from infection to HIV to late disease average
7 years
[can be from 1 - 25+ years]
3 ways of defining AIDS
AIDs defining illness
CD4 <200
CD4 <14% - important if someone has an abnormal number of lymphocytes Eg low post-chemo or high with Lymphoma
Most sensitive test cryptococcal meningitis?
How much pressure ti drain if raised pressure on LP?
Serum CrAg
Use LP + India inkif no access to crag
Drain until pressure is <20cmH2O or until half of opening pressure if its very high
Key factors that increase risk of HIV transmission through sex
- Anal
- STIs - especially ulcerating
- Uncircumcised
Baby risk of HIV when mum positive? Key predictor of this
25%
- About 10% in utero, 5% at delivery, 10% breastfeeding
Maternal HIV viral load
New HIV infection (probably due to high viral load)
Risk of HIV following needlestick from a positive patient
0.3%
Who gets ART in HIV
Rapid ART initiation (within 7 days) should be
offered to all PLWH
HIV rx of amoeba?
Metronidazole
HIV rx of giardia? If doesn’t respond
- Metronidazole
- Nitazoxanide
HIV rx of salmonella / shigella?
Cipro / co-trimox
What does karposis sarcoma look like? Caused by?
- Purple / violet plaques
- HHV8
HIV cryptococcal meningitis stain? Rx?
- India ink
- Amphotericin B and flucytosine followed by fluconazole
Flu-cytosine
HIV toxoplasmosis seen on CT? rx?
- Ring enhancing lesions
- Sulfadoxime and pyrimethamine OR Co-trimox
Reduce peripheral neuropathy with isoniazid prescription?
Give pyridoxine
Key bug in HIV reduced vision? Rx?
- CMV (cd4 often <50) - ‘forest fire / pizza pie’ on fundoscopy
- Ganclyclovir
Prophylaxis in HIV against cryptococcal disease?
Fluconazole
(Usually not until cd4<100)
Zidovudine key side effect (NRTI)
Anaemia
[A-Z of side effects]