Meanings of latent tb in English

Screening for latent TB must precede initiation of any tsDMARDs or bDMARDs.

Nearly a quarter of the world's population has latent TB infection.

For this reason, people with latent TB infection can be treated.

No patient had been screened for latent TB infection pretransplant.

Treatment of latent TB infection is not recommended, unless an individual has been recently infected.

This has been corrected because to be transmitted, latent TB must first become active TB.

Poor living conditions, diet and other illnesses turn the latent TB into an active illness.

Cost-effectiveness depends on rifapentine price, relative completion and efficacy, prevalence of latent TB and local willingness-to-pay.

One-third of the world's population is estimated by the WHO to be infected with latent TB.

None received treatment for latent TB infection.

Chest X-ray and interferon-gamma-release assay were the preferred methods to assess for active and latent TB infection.

Conclusion: The performance of QFN was weak in this context, especially in subgroups at high risk for latent TB.

Stout and colleagues collected blood samples from 71 people with active TB, latent TB or no infection at all.

It may also be a useful tool in the assessment of latent TB, to exclude active disease prior to treatment.

The detection and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) is an essential component of the UK TB control programme.

Immunological changes during pregnancy make the activation of latent TB infection or de novo infection more likely than among non-pregnant women.