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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
Tuberculosis Overview ... Risk Factors For Active ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Active: Symptomatic ... Active TB: •
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 ... Risk Factors For Active ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Active: Symptomatic ... Active TB: •
Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
commonly used drugs ... for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... table #management #overview ... #tuberculosis
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Also has good activity ... vs tuberculosis ... infections #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Resistant Tuberculosis ... (MDR-TB) • Build ... children with TB ... MultiDrugResistant #Tuberculosis ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Rapidly cidal drug ... gram negative activity ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active ... TB • Abnormal ... consistent with old TB ... • Injection drug ... individuals #Tuberculosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... no evidence of active ... • Close contact ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Tweetorial - Why do we use multiple drugs to active treat tuberculosis (TB)?

I’ve often heard it’s
we use multiple drugs ... to active treat ... tuberculosis (TB ... But, if TB grows ... @tony_breu #Tuberculosis
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
RIPE Therapy - Drug ... Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Guidelines #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #medications #pharmacology