Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

A machine learning model outperformed biological tests for latent TB in identifying HIV-positive people at high risk of ...

Tuberculosis is primarily spread through prolonged, close contact with an infected person in an enclosed setting. Most people ...

Employees who have been diagnosed with a prior TB infection or an untreated latent TB infection will continue to complete an Annual TB Screening Form. The TB rate in the community is very low, making ...

KDHE reportable infectious disease statistics ... "So we do expect to find more, but we're hoping the more that we find is latent TB not active, so that their lives are not disrupted and having ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 13 million people in the U.S. have “latent TB infection.” Up to 10 percent will develop active TB if they aren’t treated.

If you have had a positive TB test in the past and can provide documentation of the test result, then you do not need to be tested again. Likewise, if you provide documentation of treatment for active ...

Forms of testing for TB vary depending on what stage of the disease a person is in. The three main stages of the disease are primary (exposure), latent (inactive) and active TB, each reflecting ...