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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial ... Infections • Mycobacterium ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... infection • Mycobacterium ... #differential #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 ... with atypical mycobacterium
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
from lymph node Mycobacteria ... #Differential #workup
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
dissemination of Mycobacterium ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... Infections: Syphilis, Mycobacterium ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
fungal, and mycobacterial ... #Gangrenosum #Workup