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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... decrease the risk for reactivation ... infection • AFB stain ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Endogenous reactivation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Acid-fast staining ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Endogenous reactivation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Acid-fast staining ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Identification of the extent ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... Inflammation → Macrophage activation ... : • Diagnostic ... Immunohistochemical staining