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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
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 ... which can cause ... disease resembling TB
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
dissemination of Mycobacterium ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... (TB), M.pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #neurology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... - Acid-Fast: Mycobacteria ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... a +ve culture Microbiology ... S.A. can also be caused ... , viruses, and mycobacterium
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB ... Acute HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... patients with TB ... extrapulmonary cases ... active pulmonary TB ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium