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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... upper lobes due to infection ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #NTM #Cavity #AirFluidLevel
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium ... infection (NTM)
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium ... infection (NTM)
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... 200: CMV, HSV Mycobacterial ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
(NTM) Infections ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Hematologic malignancy ... #NTM #Infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Infection ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium ... disease based on clinical ... Note: Active TB ... clarithromycin #Mycobacterium ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology