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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... all the other mycobacteria ... disease resembling TB ... upper lobes due to infection
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
encephalitis • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis infection ... (TB) • Disseminated ... Mycobacterium avium ... A and B virus infection
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
encephalitis • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis infection ... (TB) • Disseminated ... Mycobacterium avium ... A and B virus infection
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Mycobacteria ... Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Mycobacteria ... Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB ... Melanoma • Axillary: Infection ... Sexually transmitted infections ... , Sjögren's • Infection ... Acute HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
Infections in Patients ... , CMV, HSV • Mycobacteria ... : TB, NTM • Bacterial ... TNFalpha #Inhibitors #Infections
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... age ACTIVE TB ... Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Infection ... a person with infectious ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... opportunistic #infections
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... (TB), M.pneumonia ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious