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Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and R0 of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 compared to other famous contagious
Fatality Rate (CFR ... ) and R0 of the ... Coronavirus #COVID19 #NCOV2019 ... #Wuhan #CFR #R0 ... #RNaught
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 Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... signs/symptoms of active ... tissue damage - CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active ... TB • Abnormal ... CXR consistent ... with old TB disease ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Lung Abscess Management ... westermani • Other: TB ... differential #causes #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... (<100), except TB ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... • Persistently active ... #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... increased B-cell activity ... e.g. incidental CXR ... #Management #Signs
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... authorities Treating Active ... and molecular diagnostic ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms, CXR ... mimic TB +/- dissemination ... CSF similar to TB ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #management