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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: (+) Immune ... LTBI (-) Immune ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: (+) Immune ... LTBI (-) Immune ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... the following should ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... meningitis: ART should ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium ... (+) screening test ... should be initiated ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
immunosuppressed should ... optimize ART with immune ... bieneusi: • The best ... treatment option ... #management #opportunistic