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TB-253e - Advanced Concepts in Pediatric TB: TB and HIV


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Ayesha Mirza, MD, FAAP, FPIDS  


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Course Description

In part five of this 8-part series, the Pediatric ID Board Certifying Examination Content related to TB is presented by expert speakers via case-based, interactive live webinars. The series goes beyond basic TB concepts while following the pediatric ID guidelines. This session focuses on TB & HIV.

Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the epidemiology of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) and their close relationship
  • Recognize the clinical manifestations of TB in HIV infected children and adolescents
  • Discuss the diagnostic work-up when suspecting TB in this group of patients
  • Briefly discuss the management of TB in HIV infected children and adolescents

For a link to the slides handout go to:  https://sntc.medicine.ufl.edu//Content/Webinars/SupportingDocs//2TBHIV%202%20Co-Infection.pdf

For a link to the transcript go to:  https://sntc.medicine.ufl.edu//Content/Webinars/SupportingDocs//TB%20and%20HIV%20-%20Mirza.pdf

Additional courses in TB pediatric series: TB-253a, TB-253b, TB-253c, TB-253d, TB-253f, TB-253g, TB-253h

 

 

Keywords:  TB, tuberculosis, TB disease, MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Latent TB infection, LTBI, Latent Tuberculosis Infection, MTB complex, children, infants,  pediatrician

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Average Completion Time

1 hours

Prerequisites

Additional courses in TB pediatric series are TB-253a, TB-253b, TB-253c, TB-253d, TB-253f, TB-253g, TB-253h

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