TY - JOUR T1 - Shorter treatment for latent TB JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1066 LP - 1066 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316177 VL - 103 IS - 11 A2 - , Y1 - 2018/11/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/103/11/1066.abstract N2 - Latent or primary tuberculosis (TB) is often diagnosed in vulnerable communities, and to completely eliminate the mycobacterium requires a long course of treatment. Conventionally this has been 9 months of isoniazid. Although this is highly effective if completed, not surprisingly adherence to treatment is generally poor, particularly as side-effects can be a problem, and the patient probably wasn’t feeling unwell in the first place. … ER -