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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium ... likely to cause pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Quick review on streptococcal skin infections. 

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#diagnosis #clinical #differential #dermatology #skinrash #skin
streptococcal skin infections ... diagnosis #clinical #differential ... #dermatology #skinrash
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Disease ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... upper lobes due to infection ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
GROWERS: • Mycobacterium ... marinum, kansasii PULMONARY ... & SOFT TISSUE INFECTION ... • Mycobacterium ... #Mycobacteria #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential