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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... with underlying lung ... It can also cause ... #Infections #Mycobacterium ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Detection following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Antibody #Detection #Timeline
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculin skin testing ... Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... 200: CMV, HSV Mycobacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... hemorrhage in the setting ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... Mycobacterial ... status NTM Cause ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis Infectious ... ID_fellows #HIVAIDS
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Antibody #Detection #Timeline
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... association • How long ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
The most common HIV tests used are based on the detection of three biological markers of
markers of HIV infection ... amplification testing ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Antibody #Detection #Timeline