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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 Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... : Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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 Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... : Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
deposit and can activate ... calcification appears as a linear ... : Treatment • Acute ... #Pseudogout #CPPD ... #management
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... TB • Abnormal ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
TB Disease: • ... and molecular diagnostic ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... • Infection: TB ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... infections • Preventing
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Disseminated MAC Disease ... Note: Active TB ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS