How Do I Navigate Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis?
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Abstract
How Do I Navigate Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis?Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious causes of death worldwide. Latent TB infection is a state of quiescent, clinically asymptomatic, noncontagious, chronic infection with the bacterial pathogen <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>. Diagnosing latent TB infection is often difficult. This Curbside Consult explores the common question: How do I navigate latent tuberculosis diagnosis?
Medical subject headings
- Latent Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis