Chest Specialist, New Delhi TB Centre, India.
Vice Chairman Publication & Research, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Technical Advisor, TB Association of India, India.
Indian J Tuberc. 2020 Dec;67(4S):S43-S47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.09.028. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is defined as a consistent immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens without evidence of clinically evident active tuberculosis (TB). Diagnosis and treatment for LTBI are important for TB, especially in high-risk populations especially in high prevalent country like India. Tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used to diagnose LTBI. Therefore an unequivocal policy /of diagnosis and treatment of LTBI will serve to ameliorate the standards of the Indian health scenario and bring the TB infection to the propinquity of its ultimate elimination.
潜伏性结核感染（LTBI）定义为对结核分枝杆菌抗原的持续免疫反应，而无临床明显活动性结核病（TB）的证据。LTBI 的诊断和治疗对于结核病很重要，特别是在高危人群中，尤其是在印度等结核病高发国家。结核菌素皮肤试验（TST）和干扰素-γ释放试验（IGRAs）用于诊断 LTBI。因此，明确的 LTBI 诊断和治疗政策将有助于改善印度卫生状况的标准，并使结核病感染接近最终消除的目标。
