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Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

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

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... LTBI is diagnosed ... Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... 200: CMV, HSV Mycobacterial ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
The most common HIV tests used are based on the detection of three biological markers of
are based on the detection ... markers of HIV infection ... Western Blot #Diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS ... #Timeline
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... for the Diagnosis ... #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Screening #Antibody #Detection ... #Timeline
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... Infection and Disease ... and molecular diagnostic ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterial ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: TB, NTM, PNA ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... associated with mycobacterial ... endemic mycoses, TB ... #differential #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... and specific for detection ... present) - These infections ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis