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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: Latent TB: • ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB with TST or ... #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
: Latent TB: • ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB with TST or ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... and treating LTBI ... Mycobacterial culture ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #TB #Latent #Active
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating ... Disease in HIV-AIDS Treating ... for active or latent ... authorities Treating ... treatment should
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis