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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
(NTM) Infections ... Cause Many Illnesses ... Pulmonary Disease ... #NTM #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Most Common Causes ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... • Preventing exacerbations
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... endemic fungi cause ... disease • Aspergillus ... aspergillosis (cough
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Syndrome - Overview ... worsening of that disease ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium