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Ana Alvarez, MD
Nizar F. Maraqa, MD, FPIDS
Entesar Husain, MD
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In this series on Pediatric TB, the Pediatric ID Board Certifying Examination Content is presented by expert speakers via case-based, interactive webinars. The series goes beyond basic content while following the pediatric ID guidelines and is intended for a diverse audience, including pediatric infectious disease fellows and clinicians who diagnose and treat TB in children.
Target Audience: The course is designated for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and field staff who interact with pediatric patients.
Topics:
- Mycobacteriology, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology
- Latent TB Infection
- Diagnosis - Old and New Tools & Challenges
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand the general principles of antimicrobial use in TB medications for infants and children, including pharmacokinetic principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism, half-life, clearance, elimination and monitoring for toxicity/efficacy
- Identify high priority groups of infants and children who should be tested and treated for LTBI and active TB disease and interpret results of tests for same
- Recognize the clinical and radiographic manifestations of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in infants and children, including lymphadenitis, meningitis & miliary TB
Note: You must register for the training with the Southeastern National TB Center prior to taking the course. There are several trainings in this series: TB-285a, TB-285b, TB-285c.
Keywords: TB, tuberculosis, TB disease, MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB complex, LTBI. latent TB infection, pediatric, children