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Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... individual with active ... #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... interpreted Tuberculin ... years of age ACTIVE ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
have negative tuberculin ... #Subclinical #Active
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
tissues where they activate ... Antigen-presenting cells activate ... Contact dermatitis, Tuberculin
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Latent TB: • Tuberculin ... assessing for active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Latent TB: • Tuberculin ... assessing for active
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin ... Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin
Cephalosporins 
Cephalosporins are bactericidal beta-lactam antibiotics derived from the fungus Acremonlum— they disrupt peptidoglycan formation in
They have no activity ... predominantly active ... progressively more active ... gram-positive activity