Ntm Flashcards
Slow growers
More than 7 days Type 1 Photochromogens Simiae Marinum Asciaticum Kansasi
Simi marry kan in asia
Rapid growers
Less than 7 days
Fortunate chillies grow rapidly
Type 4
Fortuitum
Abseccus
Chelonae
Scotochromogens
Dark girl friend ss
2 Dark light Gordanae Scroglaceum Flavescens Szulgae
Non chromogens
No operating systems
Xp and mac
Mac Xenopi Ulverans Terrae Hemophilum
Risk factors
Old age IC Lung disease.pap. Esophageal motility disease Mvp
Presentation
Skin and st disease
Ln disease
Disseminated disease
In pre existing lung disease
Mimic tb
Upper lobe- infiltrates/ cavity
Solitary pulm nodule
Hsn pneumonitis
Without pre existing disease
Multiple small nodules
Fibrosis ass with bronchiectasis
Mid lung fields
Skin and soft tissue
Marinum- swimming pool/ fish tank granuloma
Ulcerans- buruli
Ln
Tonsilar/pre auricular/ mandibular-avium
Epidemiology
Mumicipal water
Kxs
No human transmission
From env
Diagnosis
Pulm symptoms Radio Micro 2 samples- 2 positive One bronchial wash Tblb- features of mb , positive culture for ntm
Rx for how long
12 months following sputum conversion
Nodule/ bronchiectasis
Azee/ clarithro 500 od/bd respectively
Ethamhutol 25mg/kg
Rifampin 600 od
If cavitatory
As nodular plis Ag for 3 months
