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  2. Latent tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is essential to controlling and eliminating TB by reducing the risk that TB infection will progress to disease. Latent tuberculosis will convert to active tuberculosis in 10% of cases (or more in cases of immune compromised patients).

  3. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid , rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide , and ethambutol for the first two months.

  4. Mantoux test - Wikipedia

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    According to the US guidelines, latent tuberculosis infection diagnosis and treatment is considered for any BCG-vaccinated person whose skin test is 10 mm or greater, if any of these circumstances are present: [citation needed] Was in contact with another person with infectious TB; Was born or has lived in a high TB prevalence country

  5. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    About 90% of those infected with M. tuberculosis have asymptomatic, latent TB infections (sometimes called LTBI), [87] with only a 10% lifetime chance that the latent infection will progress to overt, active tuberculous disease. [88] In those with HIV, the risk of developing active TB increases to nearly 10% a year. [88]

  6. Tuberculosis radiology - Wikipedia

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    Nodules and fibrotic scars may contain slowly multiplying tubercle bacilli with the potential for future progression to active tuberculosis. [1] Persons with these findings, if they have a positive tuberculin skin test reaction, should be considered high-priority candidates for treatment of latent infection regardless of age.

  7. Directly observed treatment, short-course - Wikipedia

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    Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS, also known as TB-DOTS) is the name given to the tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization. [1] According to WHO, "The most cost-effective way to stop the spread of TB in communities with a high incidence is by curing it.

  8. Quantiferon - Wikipedia

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    The Quantiferon-TB Gold test (QFT-G) is a whole-blood test for use as an aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, including latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis (TB) disease. [15] This test was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005.

  9. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    For treatment of RR- and MDT-TB, WHO treatment guidelines are as follows: "a regimen with at least five effective TB medicines during the intensive phase is recommended, including pyrazinamide and four core second-line TB medicines – one chosen from Group A, one from Group B, and at least two from Group C3 (conditional recommendation, very ...