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Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
empirically for active ... tuberculosis (TB ... confirmation) #ActiveTB ... #tuberculosis # ... initiation #management #IDSA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... 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
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... manifestations of active ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... infection (TB) ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... infection (TB) ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Typically from TB ... signs/symptoms of active ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
Pulmonary #CTChest #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Active #SecondaryTB
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - IDSA Guidelines ... #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #pharmacology #IDSA
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ... (MDR-TB) • Build ... MultiDrugResistant #Tuberculosis ... pharmacology #dosing #idsa