5 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
skin test (TST) ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB with TST or
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
skin test (TST) ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB with TST or
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... for active or latent ... a person with infectious ... of screening test ... should be initiated
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
should be ordered ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
DDX Tb meningitis ... . meningeal infection ... Standard treatment ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain ... #clinical #radiology