Give Guidance About Managing Latent TB
May 2024
Over 1.5 million people have latent tuberculosis in Canada.
We know these patients don’t feel sick and aren’t contagious...even though they carry M. tuberculosis. That’s why newer terminology for this condition is latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
If untreated, at least 5% to 10% of these patients will develop tuberculosis (TB) disease...previously called active TB.
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