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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Latent Tuberculosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tuberculosis Latente
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tuberculose Latente
Synonyms
English
:
Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.040.552.846.122
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2010
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53483
Unique Identifier:
D055985
Occurrence in VHL
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