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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
Species: • Mycobacterium ... Mycobacterium africanum ... • Mycobacterium ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... 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
Species: • Mycobacterium ... Mycobacterium africanum ... • Mycobacterium ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Treatment: Active
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... tuberculosis ... Mycobacterial culture ... tuberculosis ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
for Treating Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Infection ... and Disease in HIV-AIDS ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #IDSA #Prevention
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium ... Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS ... which may include mycobacterial ... Note: Active TB ... #Prevention #Treatment
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... avium, Mycobacterium ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... Infections Mycobacterial ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... patients with typical tuberculosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... effusions, CNS tuberculoma ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... • Persistently active
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Treatment: ... #differential #