Pathogens
Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Precautions

Airborne Precautions (N95)

Susceptibilities

General Information

Acid fast bacillus

  • Latent disease believed to affect >20% of world population
  • Prevalence higher in developing nations and mimics HIV/AIDS distribution

Pulmonary:

  • Cavitating pneumonia
  • Upper lobe pnuemonia
  • Occasionally miliary

Extrapulmonary including:

  • Lymph node disease
  • CNS infection
  • Osteomyelitis (Potts)
  • Peritoneal and others
  • Airborne precautions for pulmonary disease
  • Caseating granulomas on pathology
  • MDR includes Rifampin and Isoniazid resistance