Mycobacteria

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• Tuberculosis (TB)
  • General reference
  • Epidemiology
    • Global TB rates
    • United States TB rates
    • Epidemiology of drug-resistant TB
    • Epidemiology references
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Primary TB infection
    • Latent TB infection
    • Active TB disease
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
    • Chest radiography
    • Sputum testing
    • Drug susceptibility tests
    • Tests of other specimens
    • Skin testing
    • IGRA (interferon-gamma release assay)
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Outpatient management
    • Hospitalization
    • Public health considerations
    • Initiating treatment
    • First-line medications for TB
    • Second-line medications for TB
    • Drug resistance
    • Treatment regimens
    • Other treatments
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Screening for and Treatment of Latent TB Infection
    • Booster reaction
    • Treatment of LTBI
    • Screening and treatment of latent TB infection references
  • Prevention
    • Vaccination
    • Prevention references
  • Special Populations
    • Patients with HIV infection
    • Children
    • Older adults
    • Special populations references
  • Key Points

• Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Pleural TB (TB empyema)
  • Pericardial TB (TB pericarditis)
  • Tuberculous lymphadenitis (scrofula)
  • Miliary TB
  • Meningeal TB (TB meningitis)
  • Gastrointestinal TB
  • Hepatic TB
  • Genitourinary TB
  • Peritoneal TB (TB peritonitis)
  • Cutaneous TB
  • Musculoskeletal TB
  • Other sites of TB infection
  • General references
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Key Points

• Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
  • General references
  • Pulmonary Disease
    • Pulmonary disease references
  • Lymphadenitis
    • Lymphadenitis reference
  • Cutaneous Disease
    • Cutaneous infection references
  • Wound and Foreign Body Infections
    • Wound and foreign body infections references
  • Disseminated Disease
    • Disseminated disease reference

• Leprosy
  • Epidemiology
    • Epidemiology references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Classification of leprosy
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Complications of leprosy
    • Leprosy reactions
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
    • Medications for leprosy
    • Multibacillary leprosy
    • Paucibacillary leprosy
    • Leprosy reactions
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention reference
  • Key Points