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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... intermediate risk of disease ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • ... : Latent TB: • ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... TB with TST or
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • ... : Latent TB: • ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... TB with TST or
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... disorders that activate ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... (+) screening test ... or latent TB ... Active TB Disease ... and molecular diagnostic
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... the tuberculoma (later ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #TB ... #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
. 5) C3, C4 - Test ... disorders that activate ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephrotic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lungs: • 90% of patient ... of right middle lobe ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
sessions to clear active ... -3 weeks By Tess ... #Goodpastures #AntiGBM ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #pulmonary
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
mimicry or super-antigen ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... #management #neurology