Airborne Precautions (N95)
Acid fast bacillus.
Latent disease believed to affect >20% of world population.
Prevalence higher in developing nations and mimics HIV/AIDS distribution.
Pulmonary:
Cavitating pneumonia
Upper lobe pnuemonia
Occasionally miliary
Extrapulmonary:
Lymph node disease
CNS infection
Osteomyelitis (Potts)
Peritoneal
Others
Precautions: