 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Latent Tuberculosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Latent Tuberculosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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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 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2022 | 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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Winglee K, Hill AN, Belknap R, Stout JE, Ayers TL. Variability of interferon-? release assays in people at high risk of tuberculosis infection or progression to tuberculosis disease living in the United States. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Jul; 28(7):1023.e1-1023.e7.
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Weinberg A, Aaron L, Montepiedra G, Sterling TR, Browning R, Mmbaga B, Vhembo T, Naik S, Kabugho E, Masheto G, Pahwa S, Mathad JS, LaCourse SM, McCarthy K, Bradford S, Theron G, Costello D, Zimmer B, Pierre MF, Gausi K, Denti P, Haas DW, Gupta A. Effects of Pregnancy and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Interferon Gamma Response Assays in Women With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e3555-e3562.
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Haas MK, Aiona K, Erlandson KM, Belknap RW. Higher Completion Rates With Self-administered Once-weekly Isoniazid-rifapentine Versus Daily Rifampin in Adults With Latent Tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e3459-e3467.
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Pettit AC, Stout JE, Belknap R, Benson CA, Séraphin MN, Lauzardo M, Horne DJ, Garfein RS, Maruri F, Ho CS. Optimal Testing Choice and Diagnostic Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among US-Born People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Clin Infect Dis. 2021 10 05; 73(7):e2278-e2284.
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Radtke KK, Ernest JP, Zhang N, Ammerman NC, Nuermberger E, Belknap R, Boyd R, Sterling TR, Savic RM. Comparative Efficacy of Rifapentine Alone and in Combination with Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: a Translational Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling Study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021 11 17; 65(12):e0170521.
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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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