Asymptomatic adults at higher risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) should be screened in primary care settings, advises a new recommendation statement from the US Preventive Services Task ...

pulmonary tuberculosis infection The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty a moderate net benefit in screening at-risk adults for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Adults who have an increased ...

Treating children and adults who have latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with 4 months of rifampin (Rifadin, Sanofi-Aventis) had similar rates of safety and efficacy but a better adherence rate than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending screening for latent tuberculosis infection in ...

The final recommendation statement-- a grade B recommendation -- and an updated evidence report and systematic review were published in JAMA, and build on previous guidelines from 2016, which also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Puryear and colleagues performed a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between levels of alcohol ...

Treatment of latent tuberculosis has never been a simple affair. Nine months of a drug known as isoniazid, taken daily, is the standard of care and can help clear the infection. But it also causes ...

The screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) is recommended by the WHO in all HIV-infected patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

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The "Latent TB Detection Market Forecast to 2027 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Test (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and Interferon Gamma Released Assay (IGRA)); End User (Hospitals, Diagnostic ...