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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Infections • Mycobacterium ... likely to cause pulmonary ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... #differential #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
dissemination of Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... Pulmonary Disease ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
africanum • Mycobacterium ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #CriticalCare # ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
, of brain - Mycobacterium ... extrapulmonary - Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... extrapulmonary) - Mycobacterium ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
africanum • Mycobacterium ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment