"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Latent Tuberculosis" by people in Profiles.
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Elston DM. Letter from the Editor: Cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis screening in patients already on biologic therapy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 10; 87(4):747-748.
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Shah M, Dorman SE. Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2022 03 31; 386(13):e33.
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Shah M, Dorman SE. Latent Tuberculosis Infection. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 09; 385(24):2271-2280.
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Huaman MA, De Cecco CN, Bittencourt MS, Ticona E, Kityo C, Ballena I, Nalukwago S, Nazzinda R, Ticona C, Azañero R, Zhang B, Farquhar C, Hawn TR, Sterling TR, Fichtenbaum CJ, Longenecker CT. Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Peru and Uganda. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e3384-e3390.
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Hibma JE, Radtke KK, Dorman SE, Jindani A, Dooley KE, Weiner M, McIlleron HM, Savic RM. Rifapentine Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Recommendations for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 09 15; 202(6):866-877.
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Flume PA, Winthrop KL. Mycobacterial Disease: Evolving Concepts. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun; 39(3):269.
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Agarwal S, Nguyen DT, Lew JD, Teeter LD, Yamal JM, Restrepo BI, Brown EL, Dorman SE, Graviss EA. Differential positive TSPOT assay responses to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in health care workers. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S83-S91.
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Agarwal S, Nguyen DT, Lew JD, Teeter LD, Yamal JM, Restrepo BI, Brown EL, Dorman SE, Graviss EA. Comparing TSPOT assay results between an Elispot reader and manual counts. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S92-S98.
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Hall J, Elliott C. Tuberculosis: which drug regimen and when. J Fam Pract. 2015 Jan; 64(1):27-33.
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Dorman SE, Belknap R, Graviss EA, Reves R, Schluger N, Weinfurter P, Wang Y, Cronin W, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Teeter LD, Parker M, Garrett DO, Daley CL. Interferon-? release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 01; 189(1):77-87.