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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
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... : Latent TB: •
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... : Latent TB: •
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Tx Management (IDSA ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... /severe CDI IDSA ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... are contacts of infectious ... Step 1: Choose one ... pharmacology #dosing #idsa
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... for active or latent ... and molecular diagnostic ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... #IDSA #Prevention
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... westermani • Other: TB
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... as substantial clinical ... PO for at least 1 ... #Cryptococcus #IDSA ... opportunistic #infections
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute