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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
Tuberculosis Overview ... tuberculosis • ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... tuberculosis • ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active
Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
deciding to initiate treatment ... empirically for active ... tuberculosis (TB ... #tuberculosis # ... initiation #management #IDSA
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... result with no clinical ... tuberculosis ... for reactivation tuberculosis ... with recent: • Tuberculosis
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... tuberculosis ... Clinical: • Failure ... glands #Miliary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Pulmonary
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... tuberculosis infection ... (TB) • Disseminated ... Mycobacterium avium ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... tuberculosis infection ... (TB) • Disseminated ... Mycobacterium avium ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - IDSA Guidelines ... #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #Guidelines #Treatment
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of active ... tuberculosis complex ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Tuberculosis Infection ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #IDSA #Prevention