3 results
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active ... kidney disease and are ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... individuals #Tuberculosis ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD