Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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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
infections/year ... for 4.6% of new infections ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview 10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... for 4.6% of new infections ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT TB • LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... viral infections ... age ACTIVE TB ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework Continuous Fever: Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... • Lymphoma • TB ... • Disseminated tuberculosis ... Yellow fever • Tuberculous ... Night Sweats: • TB
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS What Is IRIS? • A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... cryptococcal or TB ... survival) • TB ... for TB meningitis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison Hodgkin's Lymphoma: • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... Solid Tumors • Tuberculosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes: • Infectious ... • Syphilis • Tuberculosis ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework Disease by CD4 Count: Any CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
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