Explore: Latent Tuberculosis

Latent tuberculosis (LTB), also called latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), is when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not

symptoms, in which case it is known as inactive or latent tuberculosis. A small proportion of latent infections progress to active disease that, if left

Pulmonary TB or 8-10 months in Miliary TB.[citation needed] Latent tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is treated with three to nine months

diagnostic tool for indicating a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). IGRAs are surrogate markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and indicate a cellular

meningitis and miliary tuberculosis. Therefore, a positive TST/PPD in a person who has received BCG vaccine is interpreted as latent TB infection (LTBI)

Tuberculosis is diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient. While other investigations may

individuals may be infected with the tuberculosis mycobacterium but never display symptoms. Called latent tuberculosis, these cases, while uncontagious,

inhaled caustic fumes. Sometime in the past, Best had contracted latent tuberculosis, which remained in his lungs in an inactive state for years. The

a latent infection. An example of a latent bacterial infection is latent tuberculosis. Some viral infections can also be latent, examples of latent viral

inhibitors include lymphomas, infections (especially reactivation of latent tuberculosis), congestive heart failure, demyelinating disease, a lupus-like syndrome