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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... GROWERS: • Mycobacterium ... GROWERS: • Mycobacterium ... DISEASE: • Mycobacterium ... #differential #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial ... Infections • Mycobacterium ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... infection • Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #differential
Mycobacteria - classification and some key features

Dr. Laura Brown @lauraebrown

#Mycobacteria #classification #algorithm #diagnosis #pathology #microbiology #differential
Mycobacteria - classification ... lauraebrown #Mycobacteria ... #microbiology #differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... Scalp infections, mycobacterial ... pulmonary • Differential ... laryngeal disease, mycobacterial ... respiratory infection, mycobacterial
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Brucellosis Mycobacterial ... Arthritis #Pathogens #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
, of brain - Mycobacterium ... extrapulmonary - Mycobacterium ... extrapulmonary) - Mycobacterium ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential ... , CMV, HSV • Mycobacteria ... Inhibitors #Infections #Differential
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Pleocytosis - Differential ... Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... #Pleocytosis #Differential
Approach to chronic meningitis (defined as lasting for 4 weeks or more, and separate from recurrent
sporothrix – Mycobacterial ... tuberculosis and non-TB mycobacteria ... chronic #meningitis #Differential