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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... manifestations of active ... of developing active ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... initiation Clinical ... • Persistently active ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Presentation - Management ... Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia ... Death Syndrome (SADS ... Arrhythmia #Syndromes #clinical ... #table
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
moist environment aids ... antimicrobial action ... Dressings #Materials #management ... wound #comparison #table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Disease in HIV-AIDS ... no evidence of active ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Complex in HIV-AIDS ... disease based on clinical ... please refer to Table ... Note: Active TB ... Prevention #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... weeks or until clinically ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management