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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.040.552.846.122
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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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Actinomycetales Infections [C01.252.410.040]
Mycobacterium Infections [C01.252.410.040.552]
Tuberculosis [C01.252.410.040.552.846]
Latent Tuberculosis [C01.252.410.040.552.846.122]

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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	0	2
2022	6	0	6
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2026	1	0	1

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Jha DK, Prasad S, Valsan A, Mishra S, Nair P, Koshy AK, Singh S, Prasad AS, Shukla R, Ahamed R, Augustine P, Natarajan K, Peddi K, Kulkarni A, Bhatia S, Pachisia AV, Singh PK, Jena A, Gupta S, Jain S, Padmaprakash K, Kakadiya R, Kumar A, Shukla S, Dutta U, Hande V, Thareja S, Sharma V. Latent tuberculosis screening for inflammatory bowel disease in tuberculosis endemic region remains porous and suboptimal: A multicentre study. World J Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 28; 32(4):114897.

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Beeler Asay GR, Woodruff R, Sanderson DM, Fisher CF, Marks SM, Green VD, Tibbs AM, Hill AN, Haptu HH, McManus D, Paradise RK, Auguste-Nelson C, Cochran JJ. Cost-effectiveness of expanded latent TB infection testing and treatment: Lynn City, Massachusetts, USA. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Jan 01; 28(1):21-28.

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Kim S, Thal R, Szkwarko D. Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection. JAMA. 2023 02 07; 329(5):421-422.

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Wilburn KM, Meade RK, Heckenberg EM, Dockterman J, Coers J, Sassetti CM, Olive AJ, Smith CM. Differential Requirement for IRGM Proteins during Tuberculosis Infection in Mice. Infect Immun. 2023 02 16; 91(2):e0051022.

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Szkwarko D, Kim S, Carter EJ, Goldman RE. Primary care providers' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and skills regarding latent TB infection testing and treatment: A qualitative study from Rhode Island. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0267029.

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Magee MJ, Khakharia A, Gandhi NR, Day CL, Kornfeld H, Rhee MK, Phillips LS. Increased Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Individuals With Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Diabetes Care. 2022 04 01; 45(4):880-887.

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Wang Y, Deng Y, Liu N, Chen Y, Jiang Y, Teng Z, Ma Z, Chang Y, Xiang Y. Alterations in the Gut Microbiome of Individuals With Tuberculosis of Different Disease States. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:836987.

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Szkwarko D, Urbanowski ME, Thal R, Iyer P, Foley S, Randall LM, Bernardo J, Savageau JA, Cochran J. Expanding Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment in Massachusetts Primary Care Clinics via the ECHO Model. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221119942.

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Verma S, Pacheco C, Carter EJ, Szkwarko D. Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Outcomes in an At-Risk Underserved Population in Rhode Island. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221111106.

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Bolduc P, Day PG, Behl-Chadha B, Karapanos M, Carson-Sasso V, Simpson EH, Hebert S. Community-Based HIV and Viral Hepatitis Fellowship Evaluation: Results from a Qualitative Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221138193.

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