"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 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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Use of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Children <2 Years Old. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Aug 31; 12(8):481-485.
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[Tuberculosis in adulthood - The Sk2-Guideline of the German Central Committee against Tuberculosis (DZK) and the German Respiratory Society (DGP) for the diagnosis and treatment of adult tuberculosis patients]. Pneumologie. 2022 Nov; 76(11):727-819.
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Childhood tuberculosis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2022 10 01; 35(5):477-483.
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Driving to Reduce Socioeconomic Barriers to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care: A Mobile Pediatric Treatment Program. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 28(4):E670-E675.
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Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: Testing and Treatment. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings. Nat Med. 2020 12; 26(12):1941-1949.
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Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010-20151. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 08; 26(8).
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A prospective cohort study of outcomes for isoniazid prevention therapy: a nested study from a national QI collaborative in Uganda. AIDS Res Ther. 2020 05 27; 17(1):28.
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Tuberculin Skin Test Versus the Interferon-? Release Assays: Out With the Old, In With the New. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).
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Comparing QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with Other Tests To Diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11).