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What are unique features of mycobacteirum?
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Glycolipids in cell wall
Acid Fast Staining |
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M. Leprae causes
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Leprosy or Hansens disease
Prolonged intimate contact |
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Clinical manifests of M. Leprae
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Skin lesions
Hypoesthesia Peripheral neuropathy |
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M. avium + M intracellulare = MAC
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Fibrocavity : male smoker,
Fibronodular: Lady windermere syndrome(nonsmoking >50) Disseminated disease in patients with AIDS |
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6 syndromes of nonTB myco
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Chronic Pulmonary Disease
Lymphadenitis(Scrofula) Cutaneous and Soft tissue infection Infect Tendon sheaths,bones,bursae Disseminate disease Catheter related infection |
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Pulmonary-CNS syndrome in immunocomprised patient
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Nocardia: gram + weakly acid fast, SLOW growth N asteroides
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Cutaneous infection from traumatic innoculation
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Nocardia brasieliensis
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MycoTB differentiation
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Niacin +
No pigment DNA probes |
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Ghon complex
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Hilar lymph node and subpleural focus
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Miliary TB
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All forms of progressive and disseminted and hematogenous TB
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