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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... with underlying lung ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
commonly liver and lung ... #Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according ... herpes simplex virus ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Infections
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV) - Viral Life Cycle

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#KSHV #Kaposi #Sarcoma #HerpesVirus
Sarcoma Herpes Virus ... Viral Life Cycle Infectious ... #HerpesVirus #LifeCycle ... #pathophysiology
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Classification grp IV): Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
circulation in the lungs ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
and migrate to lungs ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... 9%, up to 20% lung ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases