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== Management == |
== Management == |
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* Standard HREZ x2mo then HR x4mo |
* Standard HREZ x2mo then HR x4mo |
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| − | ** Isoniazid 5mg/kg/d, max 300mg daily |
+ | ** [[Is treated by::Isoniazid]] 5mg/kg/d, max 300mg daily, with pyridoxine 25 mg po daily |
| − | ** Rifampin 10mg/kg/d |
+ | ** [[Is treated by::Rifampin]] 10mg/kg/d |
| − | ** Pyrazinamide 25mg/kg/d, max 2g daily |
+ | ** [[Is treated by::Pyrazinamide]] 25mg/kg/d, max 2g daily |
| − | ** Ethambutol 20mg/kg/d, max 1.2g daily |
+ | ** [[Is treated by::Ethambutol]] 20mg/kg/d, max 1.2g daily, which can be dropped once susceptibility testing shows that it is pan-susceptible |
| − | ** Pyridoxine 25 mg po daily |
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* Standard duration for uncomplicated disease is 6 months, but should be extended to 9 months if high-risk (including smear positive at 2 months or cavitations) |
* Standard duration for uncomplicated disease is 6 months, but should be extended to 9 months if high-risk (including smear positive at 2 months or cavitations) |
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* Airborne precautions until: |
* Airborne precautions until: |
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Revision as of 23:34, 13 November 2019
Background
Microbiology
Clinical Presentation
- Presents as reactivation of latent infection months or years after primary tuberculosis
- Subacute or chronic cough (at least 2 to 3 weeks) eventually becoming productive and occasionally involving hemoptysis
- Should be suspected in any patient with cough and HIV infection
- Constitutional symptoms, with fevers, night sweats, and unexplained weight loss
- Usually from reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection, and usually reactivates in lung apices
- May transiently improve with partially-active antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones
Investigations
- Spontaneous sputum, induced sputum, or bronchoalveolar lavage specimens should be sent for
- Acid-fast staining of a smear
- Culture
- PCR
Management
- Standard HREZ x2mo then HR x4mo
- Isoniazid 5mg/kg/d, max 300mg daily, with pyridoxine 25 mg po daily
- Rifampin 10mg/kg/d
- Pyrazinamide 25mg/kg/d, max 2g daily
- Ethambutol 20mg/kg/d, max 1.2g daily, which can be dropped once susceptibility testing shows that it is pan-susceptible
- Standard duration for uncomplicated disease is 6 months, but should be extended to 9 months if high-risk (including smear positive at 2 months or cavitations)
- Airborne precautions until:
- Treated for at least 2 weeks
- 3x negative sputum smears, which can be collected hourly, but ideally at 8- to 24-hour intervals, including one early morning collection
- Improvement in symptoms
