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What's this? Factors in selecting which test to use include the reason for testing, test availability, and cost. If a person is found to be infected with TB bacteria, other tests are needed to see if the person has TB disease.
TB disease can be diagnosed by medical history, physical examination, chest x-ray, and other laboratory tests. TB disease is treated by taking several drugs as recommended by a health care provider.
Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Tuberculosis TB. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Testing for Tuberculosis TB. Minus Related Pages. How does the TST work? What does a positive TST result mean? Additional tests are needed to determine if the person has latent TB infection or TB disease. A health care worker will then provide treatment as needed. Who can receive a TST? How often can a TST be given?
TB You should have a TB blood or TB skin test if you: have had frequent close contact with someone who has active TB disease, have lived in a country where many people have TB, work or live in a nursing home, clinic, hospital, prison, or homeless shelter, or have HIV infection or your immune system is not very strong. Children less than 2 years old should have the TB skin test instead of the TB blood test. How can I get a TB blood test? There are two phases of TB.
Both phases can be treated with medicine. This phase can last for a very long time — even many years. TB germs are active and spreading. They are damaging tissue in your body. Your chest x-ray is usually normal.
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