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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
terminal alveoli and are ... emboli • Lung abscess ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are ... characteristic features Clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... emboli • Lung abscess ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are ... characteristic features Clinical
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... result with no clinical ... single specimen are ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
the skin during injection ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm ... #UCSDH
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... reactivation of latent ... should be based on clinical ... are present in ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... • Persistently active
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... or latent TB ... a person with infectious ... HIV-infected persons with clinical
Pocket Hematoma after Pacemaker Placement
A rare, but can't-miss complication from pacemaker placement. Low incidence (1-9%) overall,
increased risk of infection ... area at risk for infection ... Dual antiplatelet activity ... complication is abscess ... Pocket #Hematoma #clinical