5 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... LTBI is diagnosed ... or IGRA result ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... #ActiveTB #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
skin test (TST) ... Active TB: • ... with TST or IGRA ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
skin test (TST) ... Active TB: • ... with TST or IGRA ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
release assay (IGRA ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Spectrum #Table ... #Subclinical #Active
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... #Treatment #management