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Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2013
Treatment of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection is an important component of TB control programs in both high- and low-prevalence countries. Clinical trials of treatment of latent TB conducted over several decades have demonstrated that preventive treatment can reduce the risk of developing active TB up to 90%.
Neil W Schluger
exaly   +6 more sources

Latent tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis in children and adolescents [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2018
Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection. Methods: A retrospective study, between 2012 and 2015, with data from patients of Programa Einstein na Comunidade de Paraisópolis.
Cassia Satsuki Ishikawa, Olivia Mari Matsuo, Flavio Sarno   +2 more
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Analysis of the current status and influencing factors of latent tuberculosis infection among new students in Taishan District in 2025 [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo analyze the current status and influencing factors of latent tuberculosis infection among new students in Taishan District in 2025, providing data support for the formulation of tuberculosis prevention and control strategies in schools ...
Huanqing Bian, Jun Zhou, Xingang Li, Xiuli Yan, Yonghe Sun, Xuebo Liu, Yan Ren   +6 more
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Using Electronic Health Record Data to Measure the Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade in Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics

AJPM Focus, 2023
Introduction: Prevention of tuberculosis disease through diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection is critical for achieving tuberculosis elimination in the U.S.
Laura A. Vonnahme, MPH, Julia Raykin, PhD, Matthew Jones, MS, Jee Oakley, MPH, Jon Puro, MPA, Adam Langer, DVM, Kaylynn Aiona, MPH, Robert Belknap, MD, Tracy Ayers, PhD, Jonathan Todd, PhD, Kathryn Winglee, PhD   +10 more
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Potential Renal Transplant Recipients and Live Donors in a Tertiary Level Transplant Center in Nepal

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2022
Background: Active tuberculosis in transplant recipients can result from latent infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the transplant recipients, donor tissue, or de novo post-transplant infection.
Suresh Maharjan, Bikash Khatri, Deepa Chemjong, Bijay Khatri, Dibya Singh Shah   +4 more
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Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [PDF]

Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 2017
The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) elimination in regions that have a low incidence of TB. However, the decision to treat individuals with LTBI must consider the limitations of current diagnostic tests for LTBI, the risk of developing active TB disease, the potential adverse effects from
Tang, Patrick, Johnston, James
openaire   +4 more sources

Possibilities of Detecting an Epidemic Focus of Tuberculosis Infection in an Indicator Patient with a Positive Immunological Test for Tuberculosis

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2023
Relevance. In connection with the advent of new diagnostic immunological tests, it became possible to determine a potential focus of infection not only through the identification of patients with tuberculosis, but also through the identification of ...
G. S. Oganezova, E. M. Bogorodskaya, N. I. Briko, E. M. Belilovsky   +3 more
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Acceptance and influencing factors of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: a review

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
Preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection is one of the key measures to achieve the goal of ending tuberculosis. Currently, the acceptance of preventive treatment among different populations is unclear.
Yemin YUAN, Shixue LI, Chengchao ZHOU
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Changes in the rate of bacillus tuberculosis infection in health workers in the first year of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kashan- Iran

Heliyon, 2023
Objective: This cohort study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mojgan Sehat, Reza Razzaghi, Mark Ghamsary, Monireh Faghir Ganji, Mojtaba Sehat   +4 more
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Outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Istanbul

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2022
Background and Aim: Increasing the extensity of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment which is one of the important parameters of tuberculosis (TB) control and completing the treatment in success are important.
Abdullah Emre Güner, Sule Kiziltas, Aylin Babalik, Esra Sahin, Al Sibel, Mine Safak, Zeki Kiliçaslan   +6 more
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