"Latent Tuberculosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The dormant form of TUBERCULOSIS where the person shows no obvious symptoms and no sign of the causative agent (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in the SPUTUM despite being positive for tuberculosis infection skin test.
| Descriptor ID |
D055985
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Latent Tuberculosis- Latent Tuberculosis
- Latent Tuberculoses
- Tuberculoses, Latent
- Tuberculosis, Latent
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- Infection, Latent Tuberculosis
- Infections, Latent Tuberculosis
- Latent Tuberculosis Infections
- Tuberculosis Infection, Latent
- Tuberculosis Infections, Latent
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Latent Tuberculosis" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and latent tuberculosis co-infection and risk of drug-induced liver injury across two large HBV cohorts in the United States. J Viral Hepat. 2023 06; 30(6):512-519.
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Development and validation of a prediction algorithm to identify birth in countries with high tuberculosis incidence in two large California health systems. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0273363.
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Association of Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost With Active Tuberculosis in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2014481.
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Epidemiology, detection, and management of tuberculosis among end-stage renal disease patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 11; 39(11):1367-1374.
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Latent tuberculous infection testing among HIV-infected persons in clinical care, United States, 2010-2012. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 10 01; 21(10):1118-1126.
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2016 Sep 06; 316(9):962-9.
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Tuberculosis testing in correctional officers: a national random survey of jails in the United States. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Apr; 14(4):464-70.