6 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
: • HIV • Recent ... Tuberculin skin test ... NAA (PCR) and Culture ... or IGRA HIV: ... #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
: • HIV • Recent ... Tuberculin skin test ... NAA (PCR) and Culture ... or IGRA HIV: ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... a person with infectious ... of screening test ... collecting specimen for culture ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... Other causes: TB ... , fungal infection ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS ... mycobacterial blood culture ... Note: Active TB ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections