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Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... individual with active ... TB • Abnormal ... CXR consistent ... individuals #Tuberculosis
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis ... (TB) Skin Test ... #Diagnosis #Tuberculosis ... #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Interpretation #Induration
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculosis Skin ... #Diagnosis #Tuberculosis ... #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Interpretation #Induration
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active: Symptomatic ... : • Tuberculin ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active: Symptomatic ... : • Tuberculin ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin ... #Diagnosis #Tuberculosis ... #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Interpretation #Induration
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... interpreted Tuberculin ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... signs/symptoms of active ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... tissue damage - CXR ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural ... separate method Duration ... #Tuberculous #Pleural ... #Effusions #TB ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory
Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
empirically for active ... tuberculosis (TB ... confirmation) #ActiveTB ... #tuberculosis #