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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
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... #TB #Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... - Diagnosis and ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... dissemination Diagnosis ... #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
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... #TB #Diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... #CDI #Cdiff #Clostridioides ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... westermani • Other: TB
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... , or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... serum/urine Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases