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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... Mycobacterial culture ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... specific and <25% culture ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Confirmed by culture ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... , A. niger, A. terreus ... : • Culture of ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
function • Blood culture ... dipstick test, microscopic ... examination, culture ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases