Latent tuberculosis definition

Latent tuberculosis means tuberculosis that has been demonstrated by a positive reaction to a tuberculosis test but has no clinical, bacteriological, or radiographic evidence of active tuberculosis.
Latent tuberculosis means having a positive tuberculin skin test with no clinical, bacteriologic or radiologic evidence of active tuberculosis.
Latent tuberculosis means having a positive tuberculin skin

Examples of Latent tuberculosis in a sentence

  • Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens without evidence of clinically manifested active TB disease (17).

  • Signs and symptoms of active pulmo- nary TB infection can include chronic cough, chest pain, fatigue, fever, weight loss, and others.1 Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a state of persistent immune response to stimulation by M.

  • Latent tuberculosis treatment is essential towards elimination of tuberculosis in low incidence countries (35).


More Definitions of Latent tuberculosis

Latent tuberculosis means tuberculosis that has been 20
Latent tuberculosis means tuberculosis that has been 37