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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
TB: • HIV • Recent ... infectionPulmonary ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... #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
TB: • HIV • Recent ... infectionPulmonary ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... #Management #Treatment
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... #workup #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... patients with typical tuberculosis