 Latent Tuberculosis
"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.
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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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2021 | 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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Feng PJ, Wu Y, Ho CS, Chinna L, Whelen AC, Largen A, Brostrom R, Reves R, Belknap R, Cattamanchi A, Banaei N. Impact of T-Cell Xtend on T-SPOT.TB Assay in High-Risk Individuals after Delayed Blood Sample Processing. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 04 20; 59(5).
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Schultz J, Beeson A, Newton T, Gannon J, Frank A, Franco-Paredes C, Haas M, Venci J. Impact of An Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Quality Improvement Project to Increase Latent Tuberculosis Screening. Am J Med Sci. 2021 05; 361(5):670-672.
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Gaensbauer J, Young J, Harasaki C, Aiona K, Belknap R, Haas MK. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Testing in Children Younger Than 2 Years in a US-Based Health System. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 09; 39(9):803-807.
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Kimuda SG, Andia-Biraro I, Sebina I, Egesa M, Nalwoga A, Smith SG, Bagaya BS, Levin J, Elliott AM, Raynes JG, Cose S. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is associated with increased B cell responses to unrelated pathogens. Sci Rep. 2020 08 31; 10(1):14324.
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Flynn AG, Aiona K, Haas MK, Reves R, Belknap R. Clinical Characteristics of Active Tuberculosis Diagnosed After Starting Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 22; 71(5):1320-1323.
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Stout JE, Turner NA, Belknap RW, Horsburgh CR, Sterling TR, Phillips PPJ. Reply to Swindells et al.: Trials of Tuberculosis-Preventive Therapy in People with HIV Infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 07 15; 202(2):305-306.
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Stout JE, Turner NA, Belknap RW, Horsburgh CR, Sterling TR, Phillips PPJ. Optimizing the Design of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Trials: Insights from Mathematical Modeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 03 01; 201(5):598-605.
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Sterling TR, Njie G, Zenner D, Cohn DL, Reves R, Ahmed A, Menzies D, Horsburgh CR, Crane CM, Burgos M, LoBue P, Winston CA, Belknap R. Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2020 02 14; 69(1):1-11.
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Ahmed A, Feng PI, Gaensbauer JT, Reves RR, Khurana R, Salcedo K, Punnoose R, Katz DJ. Interferon-? Release Assays in Children <15 Years of Age. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).
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Haas MK, Belknap RW. Diagnostic Tests for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Clin Chest Med. 2019 12; 40(4):829-837.
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