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The TB skin test, also known as the tuberculin skin test, may be used to find out if you are infected with TB germs. A health care worker will use a small needle to inject testing fluid (called tuberculin) under the skin on the lower part of your inner arm.
- What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test Fact Sheet
Getting tested and treated for tuberculosis (TB) can protect...
- Clinical Testing Guidance for Tuberculosis: Tuberculin Skin Test
The TB skin test (also known as the Mantoux tuberculin skin...
- What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test - CDC Stacks
Getting tested and treated for tuberculosis (TB) can protect...
- What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test
What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test. This fact...
- What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test Fact Sheet
Getting tested and treated for tuberculosis (TB) can protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community. The TB skin test helps find out if you are infected with TB germs. This fact sheet provides information on the TB skin test.
14 maj 2024 · The TB skin test (also known as the Mantoux tuberculin skin test or TST) is one method of determining whether a person is infected with TB bacteria. Reliable administration and reading of the TB skin test requires standardization of procedures, training, supervision, and practice.
30 wrz 2022 · The updated policy includes, for the first-time recommendations on a new class of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests (TBSTs) and consolidates all currently existing recommendations for the diagnosis of TB infection, including the traditional tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs).
7 sie 2023 · Getting tested and treated for tuberculosis (TB) can protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community. There are two types of tests for TB infection: the TB blood test and the TB skin test. This fact sheet provides information on the TB skin test.
4 kwi 2022 · Tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests (TBST), a new class of tests to diagnose TB infection, have been evaluated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and are found to be accurate, acceptable, feasible and cost-effective.
What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test. This fact sheet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute.
