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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease treatment (pulmonary MAC)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... (NTM) pulmonary ... disease treatment ... Diseases #Infections ... #mycobacteria #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
drug use • Silicosis ... infection (NTM) ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
Drugs Used for the ... Treatment of COVID ... -19 Infection LOPINAVIR ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
drug use • Silicosis ... infection (NTM) ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious ... Behcet's, SLE Drugs ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
for using anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... Treatment of COVID ... -19 Infection ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs ... #Pharmacology #Table
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... ..), Bacteria (Mycobacteria ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... • Superimposed infection ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Treatment:
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
superinfection, drug ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Diagnosis: • Drug ... /drug resistance