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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... (NTM) Infections ... : Chronic lung infections ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... mycobacterial infection ... (NTM) • Fungal ... unable to limit infection
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... mycobacterial infection ... (NTM) • Fungal ... unable to limit infection
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... #stratification ... #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... 2) Pulmonary 3) ... Abdominal, pelvic ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Diagnosis #Management