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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
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
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... intermediate risk of disease ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... - Summary Sheet ... presentation of TB ... with an upper lobe ... #summary #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... weight loss • Late ... Aspergillosis - Blastomyces ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary