Disease or Syndrome
latent tuberculosis
la·tent tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
Subclass of:
Latent Infection; Tuberculosis
Definitions related to latent tuberculosis:
  • The dormant form of TUBERCULOSIS where the person shows no obvious symptoms and no sign of the causative agent (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in the SPUTUM despite being positive for tuberculosis infection skin test.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (tuberculosis infection) The asymptomatic presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the body, which is determined by a positive result to a tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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