2019-12-24T14:45:15
MANY PATIENTS HAVE INACTIVE TB BACILLI BUT THEY DONOT HAVE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF TUBERCULOSIS.
LATENT TB IS VERY COMMON IN INDIA.
LATENT TB DOSENT REQUIRE TREATMENT.
HOWEVER PATIENTS WITH IMMUNE SUPRESSED CONDITIONS LIKE HIV PATIENTS, DIABETES AND PATIENTS ON STEROIDS ARE AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS.
SO WE NEED TO MONITOR THESE SUBSET OF PATIENTS TO RULE OUT ACTIVE TB.