GuidelineAnnals of Saudi medicine
Saudi guidelines for testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.
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- Magnitude and Determinants of Latent Tuberculosis Among Inmates of Saudi Correctional Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis among healthcare and non-healthcare students at a public university in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Healthy Young Children and Adolescents and a Two-step Approach for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection in Chengdu, China.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2022Article
- Assessing the Quality of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: A Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Review
- For better control, tuberculosis deserves better attention.Annals of thoracic medicine · 2012Article
- Screening of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers working in Hajj pilgrimage area in Saudi Arabia, using interferon gamma release assay and tuberculin skin test.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Incidence of latent tuberculosis infection among health science students during clinical training.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
- The risk of tuberculosis infection in 410 Saudipatients receiving adalimumab therapy.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Monitoring the effect of TNF-alpha inhibitors on laboratory parameters and adverse effects in different diseases: a retrospective, single-center study.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Diagnostic Utility of QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Journal of global infectious diseasesArticle
- Tuberculosis screening among health sciences students in Saudi Arabia in 2010.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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14 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a common disease in Saudi Arabia. As most cases of tuberculosis are due to reactivation of latent infection, identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) who are at increased risk of progression to active disease, is a key element of tuberculosis control programs. Whereas general screening of individuals for LTBI is not cost-effective, targeted testing of individuals at high risk of disease progression is the right approach. Treatment of those patients with LTBI can diminish the risk of progression to active tuberculosis disease in the majority of treated patients. This statement is the first Saudi guideline for testing and treatment of LTBI and is a result of the cooperative efforts of four local Saudi scientific societies. This Guideline is intended to provide physicians and allied health workers in Saudi Arabia with the standard of care for testing and treatment of LTBI.
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