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Tuberculosis in the Armenian Community in Los Angeles County: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes and Reducing Transmission
A new 5-year-old male patient presents to your clinic. He recently immigrated to the United States from Armenia with his parents who report that he received a BCG vaccine shortly after birth. The patient is asymptomatic and has been meeting his developmental goals. What is the most appropriate next step in evaluating this patient for Tuberculosis (TB)?
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Check an IGRA (Quantiferon or T-SPOT)
Do nothing
Order a chest X-Ray (CXR)
Place a PPD
31-year-old male born in Armenia presents to your clinic after receiving a positive Quantiferon result. He reports several months of coughing and intermittent fevers. What is the next step in medical management?
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Start daily rifampin for 4 months
Start daily isoniazid for 9 months
Obtain a CXR, three AFB sputum smear/cultures/TB PCR, and consider starting empiric treatment for TB disease
Annual CXRs
45-year-old woman who recently immigrated from Armenia is admitted to the hospital with cough, fever, and weight loss for the past 3 months. Her CXR shows a RUL cavitary lesion, and her AFB smear is 2+ positive. MTB PCR is positive with rifampin resistance DETECTED. What is the next step in management?
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Reach out to your local/regional TB expert to discuss treatment options for probable MDR TB disease
Start patient on isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide
Start patient on rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide
Repeat the MTB PCR due to concern for false positive test results
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