latent tuberculosis infection
MONDO:0040753Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names latent tuberculosis infection yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection that does not induce infectious expression of the disease in the affected person, although it can cause continuous immune response generated towards TB antigens; person having LTBI are asymptomatic and acting as a reservoir of active tuberculosis tuberculosis cases and Mycobacterium tuberculosis and run a 5-10% risk of reactivating tuberculosis throughout their lives.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0040753), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: latent tuberculosis infection
- Also called
- inactive TBinactive tuberculosisLTBItuberculosis infection latent