title: Deployment-related testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection, part II.
abstract: Current Topics in Military Tropical Medicine is a Continuing Medical Education series, which updates military medical personnel on questions related to clinical practice while deployed. This issue is Part II of a two-part series on the approach to decision to test, testing and management of latent tuberculosis infection. A representative case is explored in both parts to highlight how to approach service members and their units with regard to latent tuberculosis infection screening and intervention.
authors: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, 503 Robert Grant Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
authors: James D
authors: JD
authors: Mancuso
authors: Lisa W
authors: LW
authors: Keep
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology