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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

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

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

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... positive TST or IGRA ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Causes of False-Positive and False-Negative IGRA and TST Results

#Diagnosis #TB #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
False-Negative IGRA ... Diagnosis #TB #Tuberculosis ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest ... #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis ... exposure to M. tuberculosis ... release assay (IGRA ... TuberculinSkinTest #IGRA ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... Tuberculosis Infection ... BCM_InternalMed #Latent ... #Tuberculosis #
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individuals #Tuberculosis ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest