Acid Fast Infections Flashcards
what bacteria causes TB?
mycobacterium tuberculosis
what bacteria causes leprosy?
mycobacterium leprae
Tuberculosis
risk factors for infection
5 ?lifestyle? things
- household exposure
- crowded housing (prison, immigration)
- drug use
- travel to/from endemic area
- homelessness
Tuberculosis
conditions that are risk factors for TB
5 things
- DM
- immunosuppressive conditions/meds
- chronic renal failure
- hematologic malignancies
- head/neck cancer
Tuberculosis
what does TST mean?
TB skin test
Tuberculosis
what does PPD mean? what type of test is it?
- puriified protein derivative
- TST
Tuberculosis
what is LTBI
latent TB infection
Tuberculosis
what is active TB?
when sx occur
Tuberculosis
what is reactivation TB
Active TB after LTBI
Tuberculosis
who is considered positive with induration >/= 5 mm
- HIV infection/immunosuppressed pts
- close contact to active case
- those with abnormal CXR
Tuberculosis
who is considered TST positive with induration >/= 10mm?
- children younger than 4 y/o
- Immigrants from countries w/ high incidence
- residents/employees of high risk settings (prisons, healthcare facilites, homeless shelters)
- person’s w/ conditions that increase risk of reactivation
Tuberculosis
who is positive with induration >/= 15mm?
- healthy individuals age 4 yrs and older with low likelihood of TB infection
Tuberculosis
pathophys
4 steps
- inhalation of droplets
- bacteria travels to alveoli
- infection established if bacilli are not killed by alveolar macrophages
- CMI kicks in and T-cells and macrophages surround TB in granuloma (LTBI)
Tuberculosis
Signs & Sx
Constitutional (5), resp (3)
- malaise
- anorexia
- unintentional wt loss
- fever
- night sweats
- chronic, productive cough
- blood-streaked sputum
- dyspnea (unusual unless severe infection)
Tuberculosis
what is likelihood of extra-pulm TB?
20%
can occur anywhere
Tuberculosis
what is Pott’s Disease?
TB of the vertebrae
Tuberculosis
What is scrofula
TB lymphadenitis of cervical region (think dracula biting neck)
Tuberculosis
difference in CXR between primary & reactivation TB
- primary: middle/lower lobe opacities
- reactivation: opacities in apices