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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
90%) & develop latent ... TB: • Tuberculin ... - Only latent ... 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
90%) & develop latent ... TB: • Tuberculin ... - Only latent ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
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
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

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

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

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... interpreted Tuberculin ... #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... individual with active TB ... • Abnormal CXR ... consistent with old TB ... individuals #Tuberculosis
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 ... have negative tuberculin ... InfectiousDiseases #Tuberculosis ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Typically from TB ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... tissue damage - CXR ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... drdevrad #Pulmonary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Patterns # ... clinical #radiology #CXR