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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 Overview ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
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 Overview ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Strep throat in PCN ... Ceftriaxone for CAP ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential diagnosis ... her history of treatment ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... Yield of blood CX ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Antibiotics Class Overview ... so use only if PCN-allergic ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review