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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
used drugs for tuberculosis ... medications #table #management ... #overview #tuberculosis
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis ... BCM_InternalMed #Latent #Tuberculosis ... #treatment #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... smear microscopy Management ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis ... MultiDrugResistant #Tuberculosis ... #MDRTB #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Doses of Antituberculosis Drugs for Adults and Children - IDSA
First-line drugs:
 • Isoniazid
 • Rifampin
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Moxifloxacin #Tuberculosis ... #Medications #management
Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
empirically for active tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #tuberculosis ... #initiation #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
meningitis - Tuberculous ... meningitis - Tuberculous ... #Pharmacology #Management
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management