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Latent Tuberculosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Latent Tuberculosis
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.122
C01.550.500
Unique ID
D055985
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055985
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Previous Indexing
Tuberculosis (1950-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Latent Tuberculosis Preferred
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