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most common cause of meningitis in HIV pt??

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#1 ·
Hi guys, I have a question and I need an answer, what is the most common cause of meningitis in HIV positive pt. Is it cryptococcal as USMLE WORLD Qbank says or streptococcal pneumonia as Kaplan Qbank says !!
in case there is no clue in the question for the causative agent and we have to choose most common cause which one is the correct answer .
I appreciate your help.
Thank you
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#5 ·
its crypto(the first choice)...HIV patients do get pneumonia with strepto but only when the CD4 counts are above 300..,this means if the CD4 counts are not so less for the crypto to peep in then strep is the culprit just like in any one of non HIV patients
 
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