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Which biomarkers or diagnostic tools do you prioritize to support the decision to start antifungal treatment in septic patients with no clear source of infection but at high risk for fungal infections?
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Do you favor timely bronchoscopy for diagnostics over close surveillance in mildly symptomatic patients with CT findings suspicious for NTM infection who are not able to expectorate?
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Do add a macrolide for immunomodulatory effect in patients with macrolide-resistant M. abscessus?
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Do you use steroids in the management of PJP pneumonia with severe hypoxia in HIV negative patients?
Data on the role of steroids in HIV negative patients with PJP has been conflicting.
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Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?
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Do you consider the use of tocilizumab in patients with COVID pneumonia who have had an improvement in supplemental O2 requirements but have significantly elevated inflammatory markers after day two of remdesivir and dexamethasone?
1 Answer available
Are there clinical scenarios in which you would start empiric treatment for pulmonary TB without microbiologic confirmation?
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Would you treat a sputum culture positive for Aspergillus niger despite an atypical CT chest and a negative serum galactomannan in an immunosuppressed patient who is too high risk for bronchoscopy?
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How do you approach a patient on anti-TNF with positive Quantiferon (previously negative) with negative chest x-ray and no symptoms?
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How would you approach treatment of latent TB for patients who cannot tolerate rifamycins or isoniazid due to allergy, intolerance, or drug-drug interactions?
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What is your preferred third antimicrobial agent for a patient with treatment-naive pulmonary MAC without cavitary disease and strict contraindications to utilization of rifampin or rifabutin?
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Have you used Karius to aid in the diagnosis of a non-resolving pneumonia, with negative bronchoscopy, biopsy, and other infectious work up in an immunocompetent patient?
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Do you administer prophylactic antibiotics to prevent VAP following intubation in patients with acute brain injury?
Do the findings of the PROPHY-VAP trial influence your approach?
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Is there any utility to trending Histoplasma serology titers to guide duration of therapy or treatment response for pulmonary histoplasmosis with negative urine antigen?
1 Answer available
What is your approach to counseling patients regarding re-initiation of anti-TNF therapy after completion of treatment for non-disseminated pulmonary histoplasmosis?
Would it be safe to resume and if so, when?
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Have you incorporated the use of steroids for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia?
In light of published data from the CAPE COD trial...
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Is there a role for chronic suppressive oral or inhaled therapy for recurrent Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia causing frequent hospitalizations in a patient with severe bronchiectasis with or without underlying cystic fibrosis?
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Does your institution have formal policies or work flows to reduce unnecessary IGRAs ordered for patients on biologics?
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In which patients do you prefer daily standard three-drug therapy for non-cavitary pulmonary MAC as opposed to three times a week dosing?
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How do you approach biologic initiation in patients with inflammatory arthritis and repeatedly indeterminate Quantiferon?
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How long do you continue surveillance with imaging and sputum cultures in a patient with NTM with no indications for treatment?
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Does your approach to treating latent tuberculosis differ in a patient on anti-fibrotic therapy?
1 Answer available
Do you rule out TB in patients with AIDS and lobar pneumonia?
What’s your threshold to get the three AFBs and place the patient in airborne isolation?
1 Answer available
Do you routinely monitor imaging or pulmonary function in patients with pulmonary TB after the completion of therapy?
1 Answer available
Are you using the microbial cell-free DNA “Karius” test to aid in the diagnosis of an atypical pulmonary infection such as PJP or NTM?
2 Answers available
Do you use steroids in patients with respiratory failure who are infected with both influenza and COVID-19?
How do you approach which risk to accept given that steroids have evidence for use in COVID-19 while is suggestion for harm in using steroids in influ...
1 Answer available
Do you routinely isolate and test for TB in a patient incidentally found to have a miliary pattern of nodules on chest CT?
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What is your approach to therapy in patients with progressive Scedosporium pulmonary infection who are not candidates for surgical debridement?
1 Answer available
Do you treat Candida spp isolated from a bronchoalveolar lavage?
1 Answer available
Would you consider prophylactic antifungal treatment prior to immunosuppressive therapies in a patient with previously treated pulmonary coccidiomycosis and residual parenchymal changes?
1 Answer available
Do you ever stop tobramycin prophylaxis in a patient with chronic bronchiectasis previously colonized with pseudomonas?
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Papers discussed in this category

Scientific reports, 2017 Aug 10
Analysis of Factors Influencing Diagnostic Accuracy of T-SPOT.TB for Active Tuberculosis in Clinical Practice.
Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2017 May
Minimizing Tuberculosis Risk in Patients Receiving Anti-TNF Therapy.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015-08-01
Histoplasmosis complicating tumor necrosis factor-α blocker therapy: a retrospective analysis of 98 cases.
N Engl J Med, 2023 Mar 21
Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2018-05
Time to Detection in Culture Supports Prediction of Low Transmissibility of Tuberculosis and Discontinuation of Isolation for Low-Risk Patients With A Single AFB-Negative and NAAT-Negative Respiratory Specimen.
Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018-10
Incipient and Subclinical Tuberculosis: a Clinical Review of Early Stages and Progression of Infection.
JAMA internal medicine, 2018-10-01
Association of Rapid Molecular Testing With Duration of Respiratory Isolation for Patients With Possible Tuberculosis in a US Hospital.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2021 Jan 15
The Epidemiological Importance of Subclinical Tuberculosis. A Critical Reappraisal.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2024 Apr 18
NTCA Guidelines for Respiratory Isolation and Restrictions to Reduce Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Community Settings.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018-05-17
Detecting Infections Rapidly and Easily for Candidemia Trial, Part 2 (DIRECT2): A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the T2Candida Panel.
Lupus, 2014 Jul 30
Serious infections in systemic lupus erythematosus with a focus on pneumococcal infections.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12
Use of 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2024.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2019 Nov 15
Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline.

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