Despite increased funding, control measures and medications, tuberculosis (TB) remains as problem in the U.S. Jane Gould, MD, a pediatric TB consultant with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, discusses TB trends, risk factors for developing TB disease, treating latent TB, screening for TB, and more. Published March 2017. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2017 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.