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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
infection (NTM) ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LTBI is diagnosed ... manifestations of active ... of developing active ... #Active #LatentTB ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Tuberculosis Infection ... and Disease in HIV-AIDS ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #IDSA #Prevention
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... opportunistic infection ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... • Persistently active ... infection Treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
(NTM) Infections ... tuberculosis complex ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases