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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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... skin test (TST) ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... 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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... skin test (TST) ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB with TST or
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
man with PMH of latent ... TB s/p treatment ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary