Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

Lewinsohn, David; Leonard, Michael; LoBue, Philip; L. Cohn, David; L. Daley, Charles; Desmond, Ed; Keane, Joseph; A. Lewinsohn, Deborah; M. Loeffler, Ann; H. Mazurek, Gerald; O’Brien, Richard; Pai, Madhukar; Richeldi, Luca; Salfinger, Max; M. Shinnick, Thomas; R. Sterling, Timothy; M. Warshauer, David; L. Woods, Gail

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw694

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Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Oct 15, 2016

Authors:

David Lewinsohn

Michael Leonard

Philip LoBue

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]). Tuberculosis disease is a leading cause of infectious disease morbidity and mort...

Subject

Medicine

Tuberculosis

Latent tuberculosis

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