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Practice Guideline
. 2010 Jan-Feb;30(1):38-49.
doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.59373.

Saudi guidelines for testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Hamdan H Al Jahdali  1 , Salim Baharoon, Abdullah A Abba, Ziad A Memish, Abdulrahman A Alrajhi, Ali AlBarrak, Qais A Haddad, Mohammad Al Hajjaj, Madhukar Pai, Dick Menzies; Saudi Thoracic Society; Saudi Society of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease; Saudi Association of Public Health; Society of Family and Community Medicine
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Practice Guideline

Saudi guidelines for testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Hamdan H Al Jahdali et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2010 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a common disease in Saudi Arabia. As most cases of tuberculosis are due to reactivation of latent infection, identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) who are at increased risk of progression to active disease, is a key element of tuberculosis control programs. Whereas general screening of individuals for LTBI is not cost-effective, targeted testing of individuals at high risk of disease progression is the right approach. Treatment of those patients with LTBI can diminish the risk of progression to active tuberculosis disease in the majority of treated patients. This statement is the first Saudi guideline for testing and treatment of LTBI and is a result of the cooperative efforts of four local Saudi scientific societies. This Guideline is intended to provide physicians and allied health workers in Saudi Arabia with the standard of care for testing and treatment of LTBI.

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