How Do I Navigate Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis?

NEJM Evid. 2022 Nov;1(11):EVIDccon2200125. doi: 10.1056/EVIDccon2200125. Epub 2022 Oct 25.

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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Diagnosing latent TB infection is often difficult. This Curbside Consult explores the common question: How do I navigate latent tuberculosis diagnosis?

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Latent Tuberculosis* / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
  • Tuberculosis*