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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Toxoplasmosis • Mycobacteria ... Non-tuberculous mycobacteria ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Toxoplasmosis • Mycobacteria ... Non-tuberculous mycobacteria ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... Infections Mycobacterial ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... status NTM Cause ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium ... Coccidioidomycosis, CMV, Mycobacterium ... avium, Mycobacterium ... factor • May cause ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... GROWERS: • Mycobacterium ... GROWERS: • Mycobacterium ... DISEASE: • Mycobacterium ... avium complex, Mycobacterium
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... known as atypical mycobacteria ... all the other mycobacteria ... which can cause
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... endemic fungi cause ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases