7 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... result with no clinical ... AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... #TB #Latent #Active
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... NAA (PCR) and Culture ... #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
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... NAA (PCR) and Culture ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... • Sputum/Blood cultures ... westermani • Other: TB
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
for active or latent ... collecting specimen for culture ... and molecular diagnostic ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Urinary antigen testing ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... #Management #Infections