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Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
deciding to initiate treatment ... empirically for active ... tuberculosis (TB ... #tuberculosis # ... initiation #management #IDSA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Can involve any organ ... Tuberculin skin test ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Can involve any organ ... Tuberculin skin test ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... , and sexually active ... onset of sexual activity ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
- IDSA Guidelines ... #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #pharmacology #IDSA ... #Guidelines #Treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... individuals #Tuberculosis ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Specificity Serology ... not distinguish active ... Urea breath test ... first line test ... or unexplained IDA
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... (+) screening test ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... #TB #IDSA #Prevention
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... encephalitis, West ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology