HIV Flashcards
sensitivity of EIA as screening test
> 99.5%
detected in EIA
p24 antigen of HIV
confirmatory test HIV
western blot
genes detected in a western blot
gag
pol (p31)**
env
when western blot is indeterminate
-cross reactive or in the process of mounting an antibody response: repeat testing in a month
best indicator the the immediate state of the immunologic competence of the patient with HIV infection
CD4 count
T cell count <200/uL
P jiroveci
CD4 <50uL
CMV
mycobacteria
M avium complex (MAC)**
T gondii
when to perform CD4 count
at the time of diagnosis and every 3-6 month thereafter
When to initiate cART
< 500 T cell count
T cell count decline indication to change therapy
> 25% decline
Comparable to a cd4 count
Tcell of 15
percent of HIV individuals with an acute clinical syndrome
50-70%
median time for latency
10 years
little if any decline in CD4
nonprogressors (low levels of HIV RNA)
prophylaxis P jiroveci
TMP SMX
CD4 less than 200
MAC prophylaxis
Azith or clarith
Toxo gondii
CD4 less than 100
TMP SMX
Rx cryptococcus neoformans, occcidoides
fluoconazole
Rx histoplasma capsulatum
itraconazole 200 BID
Rx salmonella
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID
encodes proteins that form core of virion
gag