Address Latent TB Meds During Admission

May 2024

Up to 5% of people in the US have latent tuberculosis.

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 disease...previously called active TB.

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