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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
or IGRA result ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... release assay (IGRA ... or IGRA HIV: ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... release assay (IGRA ... or IGRA HIV: ... #TB #Diagnosis
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
release assay (IGRA ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... Spectrum #Table #Latent ... #Subclinical #Active