Back عدوى السل الكامن Arabic Латэнтны туберкулёз Byelorussian Infection tuberculeuse latente French 잠복 결핵 Korean Utajone zakażenie prątkiem gruźlicy Polish Латентный туберкулёз Russian
| Latent tuberculosis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Latent tuberculosis infection |
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
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Latent tuberculosis (LTB), also called latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), is when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis (TB). Active tuberculosis can be contagious while latent tuberculosis is not, and therefore it is not possible to get TB from someone with latent tuberculosis. Various treatment regimens are in use for latent tuberculosis. They generally need to be taken for several months.