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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... LATENT TB • ... result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
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: • HIV ... characteristic features Clinical ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
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: • HIV ... characteristic features Clinical ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
dysfunction, muscle wasting ... lesion Pott's Disease ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... the tuberculoma (later ... and not direct infection
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Treatment Recommendations for Syphilis in Non-Pregnant Adults by Syphilis Stage

Incubating Infection, Primary, Secondary, Early Latent Syphilis:
Treatment Recommendations ... Neurosyphilis or Ocular ... disease specialist ... Testing for HIV ... #Treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... individuals with HIV
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... Diseases Fellows ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... • Nodular or ... : Clinical Manifestations ... : • Clinical ( ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... • Syphilis • Tuberculosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology