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1
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Indications for emergent admission to the hospital and GI/hepatology referral

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  • Patients with increasing signs of liver failure
  • Decompensation of cirrhosis
  • Newly diagnosed hepatitis
2
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Which three hepatitis viruses cause chronic hepatitis?

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B, C, and D

Others are just acute (A, E, G)

3
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High risk groups for hepatitis screening

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  • Household or sexual contact
  • IV drug use
  • Multiple sexual partners, MSM
  • Inmates in correctional facilities
  • Chronically elevated ALT/AST
  • HIV or hep C infection
  • Hemodialysis
  • Pregnancy
  • Occupation (healthcare workers)
4
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Hep A mode of transmission

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  • Fecal-oral
  • Blood
  • Person to person contact
  • Ingestion of contaminated foods (e.g. shellfish) or water
5
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Hep B mode of transmission

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Blood, tears, CSF, breastmilk, saliva, vaginal secretions, seminal fluid

  • Sexual contact
  • IV drug use
  • Vertical transmission (pregnancy)
6
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Hep C mode of transmission

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Blood borne disease

  • IV drug use
  • Blood transfusions before 1992 or receipt of clotting factors before 1987
  • Chronic hemodialysis
  • Intranasal drug use (sharing needles or straws)
  • Sexual contact
  • Tattoos, manicures, pedicures, body piercings
7
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What are the phases of hepatitis A?

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Pre-icteric: lasts 5-7 days

Icteric phase: lasts 4-30 days

8
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What are the symptoms associated with the pre-icteric phase of hepatitis A?

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  • Fever
  • Malaise
  • N/V
  • Abdominal pain
  • Anorexia
9
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What are the symptoms associated with the icteric phase of hepatitis A?

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  • Dark urine (before jaundice, 1-5 days)
  • Pale, clay colored stool
  • Jaundice
  • Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly
10
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Testing for hepatitis (lab results)

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  • Positive IgM anti-HAV, negative IgG anti-HAV → early infection
  • Elevated AST and ALT (LFTs)
  • Elevated lymphocytes
11
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What does HBsAg mean?

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Hepatitis B surface antigen

  • Positive indicates patient is infected with hep B (active illness)
12
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What does anti-HBs mean?

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Hepatitis B surface antibody

  • Positive indicates patient is protected and has immunity (via vaccine or successfully recovering from previous infection)
13
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What does anti-HBc mean?

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Hepatitis B core antibody

  • Positive indicates patient had previous or current hep B infection
  • Provides no protection against hep B virus
  • Need more information from HBsAg and anti-HBs
14
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What does IgM anti-HBc mean?

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Patient is actively ill since IgM is present

15
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HBsAg → negative

anti-HBs → negative

anti-HBc → negative

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NOT immune - not protected

  • Needs hep B vaccine
16
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HBsAg → negative

anti-HBs → positive

anti-HBc → positive

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Immune controlled (protected)

  • Surface antibodies present d/t natural infection
  • Has recovered from prior hep B infection
  • Cannot infect others
  • NO vaccine needed
17
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HBsAg → negative

anti-HBs → positive

anti-HBc → negative

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Immune (protected)

  • Has been vaccinated
  • Does not have the virus and has never been infected
  • NO vaccine needed
18
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HBsAg → positive

anti-HBs → negative

anti-HBc → positive

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Infected

  • Positive HBsAg indicated hep B virus is present
  • Virus can spread to others
  • More testing needed
19
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HBsAg → negative

anti-HBs → negative

anti-HBc → positive

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Could be infected

  • Results unclear (possible past or current hep B infection)
  • More testing needed
20
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What is the role of the primary care NP in managing patients with acute hepatitis?

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  • Treating acute symptoms
  • Supportive care
  • LFTs every 2 weeks until normalization
  • Monitoring
21
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What patient population will it be important to screen for hep C?

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Baby boomers (1945-1965)

22
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Hepatitis patient education

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  • Avoidance of hepatotoxic substances (alcohol, medications)
  • Avoid contaminated foods and should not handle/prepare food if hep A +
  • Wear gloves when handling fluids or blood (healthcare workers)
  • Travelers should avoid consuming uncooked shellfish, fruits, vegetables, drinking tap water
  • Don’t share razors, toothbrushes, nail clippers
23
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What is hepatitis C antibody is negative but RNA is positive?

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Current HCV infection

24
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What is hepatitis C antibody and RNA are positive?

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Current HCV infection

25
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What is hepatitis C antibody positive and RNA negative?

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No current HCV infection

26
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CBC recommendations for routing HIV testing

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  • All pregnant patients
  • Patients 15-65 years old at least once; can screen more often depending on increased risk
27
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Chronic HIV infection screening and diagnostic tests

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Screening test → ELISA

  • If negative, no further testing needed
  • If positive, order Western blot or IFA (performed automatically in U.S. if ELISA is positive)
28
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What additional testing can be done to confirm HIV infection?

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  • CD4 count
  • Viral load
  • STIs
  • Toxoplasma gondi
  • CMV
  • Hep A, B, C
  • TB
  • Routine CBC, CMP, lipid panel, UA
29
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New CDC recommendations for HIV screening - what test? What does it detect?

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4th generation antigen/antibody combination immunoassay

  • Detects both HIV1 and HIV2 antibodies
30
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What should be done if the fourth generation test for HIV is reactive?

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Retest with HIV1/HIV2 antibody differentiation immunoassay

31
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What is the next step if HIV1 and HIV2 are negative after antibody differentiation immunoassay?

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Reflex testing with HIV1 NAT

32
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What are the stages of HIV?

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  • Acute HIV infection
  • Clinical latency or chronic infection
  • AIDS
33
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What symptoms are associated with the acute phase of HIV?

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Before seroconversion (can take up to 3 months) → seroconversion illness

  • Flu-like (fever, myalgia, headache, pleomorphic rash)
  • Lasts 2-4 weeks s/p infection
34
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What symptoms are associated with the clinical latency or chronic HIV phase?

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Often asymptomatic, but monitor for OIs (TB, shingles, severe psoriasis, leukoplakia, idiopathic thrombocytopenia, pneumococcal disease)

  • Slow viral replication → can go 10-15 years without treatment
35
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What symptoms are associated with AIDS?

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  • Fatigue
  • Malaise
  • Anorexia
  • Night sweats
  • OIs and malignancies
36
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HIV management - role of NP in primary care?

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  • ART - long life expectancy r/t to patient’s ability to tolerate it and adherence (a lot of side effects)
  • Prevention of OIs
  • Immunizations
  • Screening: latent TB, HPV, STIs, risk for cardiovascular disease
  • Management of hep B and C infections
  • Treat comorbidities
37
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What are the stages of Lyme disease?

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  • Early localized
  • Early disseminated
  • Late persistent
38
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What symptoms/manifestations are seen during the first stage (early localized) of Lyme disease?

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  • Enlarging erythematous circular rash (erythema migrans) → bulls eye appearance
  • Flu-like illness → fatigue, malaise, lethargy, fever, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, regional lymphadenopathy
39
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What symptoms/manifestations are associated with the second stage (early disseminated) of Lyme disease?

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  • Multiple EM lesions
  • Neurologic complications → meningitis, cranial nerve palsy, motor/sensory neuritis, carditis
  • Cardiac complications → heart block, bradycardia
40
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What symptoms/manifestations are associated with the third stage (late persistent) of Lyme disease?

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  • Arthritis with swelling and pain
41
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How would the provider diagnose Lyme disease?

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  • Visual inspection of skin for EM → should be >5cm in diameter, circular, expanding
42
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Lyme disease treatment for early localized infection

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Doxycyline x10 days

  • Or amoxicillin or cefuroxime for 14 days
43
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Lyme disease treatment for patients with early or late neurologic signs

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Ceftriaxone IV once daily

  • Or PCN G or oral doxycycline x14 days
44
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Lyme disease treatment for patients with Lyme carditis

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Ceftriaxone IV

  • Hospitalized if evidence of symptomatic myopericarditis (syncope, dyspnea, chest pain) or heart block
  • Can be discharged on oral doxycycline x14 days
45
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Lyme disease treatment for Lyme arthritis

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Same antibiotic as early localized

  • Doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime x28 days
46
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Is a second round of antibiotics indicated if a patient is reinfected with Lyme?

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No because patient did not respond to previously given antibiotic (but can retreat Lyme arthritis)

  • Treat the symptoms → NSAIDs, corticosteroid injections, temporary pacemaker (with heart block)
47
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Is prophylaxis available for patients who have been bitten by ticks?

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Yes, single dose doxycycline given with 72 hours of tick bite

48
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What conditions must be met before chemoprophylaxis with doxycycline is considered for patients with known tick bite exposure?

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  • Attached tick can be reliably identified as scapularis tick and has been attached for >36 hours
  • Prophylaxis can be started within 72 hours of tick removal
  • Local rate of infection is at least 20%
  • No contraindication to the use of doxycycline (pregnant, lactating, children under 8 years old)
49
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How is babesiosis different from other tick borne vectors?

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It is protozoan (e.g. can be transferred through blood transfusions)

50
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What clinical manifestation sets babesiosis apart from other tick borne illnesses?

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May show proteinuria or hematuria

51
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Besides a PCR and blood smear, what other diagnostic testing is needed for babesiosis?

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  • CBC w/ diff
  • LFTs
52
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Is treatment indicated for patients who are asymptomatic with babesiosis?

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Antimicrobial therapy not recommended (unless present for >3 months upon analysis)

53
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Babesiosis treatment for mild to moderate disease

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Oral atovaquone + azithromycin

54
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Babesiosis treatment for severe disease

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  • Hospitalization w/ IV clindamycin + oral quinine
  • RBC exchange transfusion (high grade parasitemia)
55
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What diagnostic tests would the provider order to rule out anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis infection?

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  • PCR
  • Blood smear
56
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Anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis present similarly. What symptoms sets anaplasmosis apart?

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  • GI symptoms
  • Mild anemia
57
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What symptoms do anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis have in common?

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  • Fever, chills, HA, myalgias
  • Leukopenia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Elevated liver transaminase
58
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Does anaplasmosis present with a rash?

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No, but ehrlichiosis does 33% of the time

59
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Treatment for anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis

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Doxycycline x10 days

60
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What is the most lethal tick borne illness in the U.S.?

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RMSF

61
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RMSF clinical presentation

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  • Fever, malaise, HA, myalgia, GI symptoms
  • Rash (becomes petechial)
62
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RMSF lab results

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  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Elevated liver transaminase
  • Hyponatremia
63
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Diagnostic testing for RMSF

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  • Indirect immunofluorescence antibody (IFA) assay to Rickettssia → not accurate since antibodies still developing in first week of infection
  • Confirmed with IgG titers, 2-4 weeks apart
64
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RMSF treatment

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Empiric doxycycline while waiting for lab results

65
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Are patients with latent TB symptomatic?

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Asymptomatic - cannot spread disease

  • But will show up positive on TST and IGRA tests
66
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Symptoms of pulmonary TB (most common)

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  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • Weight loss
  • Night sweats
  • Cough
  • Chest pain
  • Hemoptysis
  • Irregular menses
  • Low grade fever
67
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High risk groups for TB

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  • Foreign born persons from areas where TB is common (Asia, Africa, Latin America)
  • Low income
  • Migrant farm workers
  • Homeless
  • Residents of long term care facilities
68
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What happens if a patient does not return within 72 hours to have their TST read?

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Positive reaction can still be measurable up to 1 week later

69
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True/false: Once a patient has a positive TST reading, no further skin testing is indicated

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True

70
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Criteria for positive TST reaction → induration >5mm

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  • HIV infection
  • Close contact of person with TB
  • Persons with fibrotic lesions or evidence of old, healed TB on chest x-rays
  • Organ transplant recipient
  • Immunosuppressed (e.g. prednisone or TNF alpha)
71
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Criteria for positive TST reaction → induration > 10 mm

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  • Recent immigrant from high risk country
  • Resident or employees of high risk settings
  • Medically underserved, low income
  • Children < 4 years
  • Children with chronic disease
  • IV drug abuse
72
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Criteria for positive TST reaction → induration > 15 mm

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Over age 4 years with no risk factors

73
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LTBI treatment (preferred) for all patients >2 and/or HIV positive

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3 months of weekly isoniazid + rifapentine

74
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LTBI treatment (preferred) for all patients and/or HIV negative

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4 months of daily rifampin

75
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LTBI treatment (preferred) for all patients and/or HIV positive

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3 months daily isoniazid + rifampin