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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of False-Positive and False-Negative IGRA and TST Results

#Diagnosis #TB #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
False-Negative IGRA ... Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest ... #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
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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
release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... positive TST or IGRA ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
release assay (IGRA ... TuberculinSkinTest #IGRA ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Management of adult IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) - Treatment algorithm for the management of IgAV patients
Management of adult ... IgA Vasculitis ... algorithm for the management ... involvement Management ... of IgA vasculitis
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... BCM_InternalMed #Latent ... Tuberculosis #treatment #management