2024年6月17日 · Once you have a positive TB blood test or TB skin test result, you may still have a positive test result on future TB tests. This includes even after you finish taking all of your TB medicine for inactive TB or active TB disease. Ask your health care provider for a written record of your positive TB test result.

2025年1月31日 · TB skin test. The TB skin test is also known as the tuberculin skin test. If you receive a TB skin test, you will have two visits with your health care provider. First visit. During the first visit, a health care provider uses a small needle to put some testing material under the skin on the lower part of your inner arm.

2025年1月31日 · If the TB skin test is used for baseline testing of U.S. health care personnel, use two-step testing. Two-step testing. If the first TB skin test result is negative, a second TB skin test should be done 1 to 3 weeks later. If the second TB skin test result is positive, it is probably a boosted reaction.

To determine whether a TB skin test reaction should be considered positive, a health care worker needs to interpret the reaction based on: Size of induration (measured in millimeters [mm]) Person’s risk of TB infection or the risk of progression to TB disease if infected Redness around the injection site is not measured.

2025年1月17日 · Test for TB infection (TB blood test or TB skin test) Chest x-ray. Laboratory tests to see if TB germs are present (sputum smear and culture) Laboratory tests for drug resistance. Medical history. A health care provider will ask you questions about your medical history. For example, the health care provider may ask you if you have: Symptoms of ...

2025年1月31日 · Who can get the TB blood test. Anyone can get a TB blood test. TB blood tests are preferred for people who: Have received the TB vaccine, also called bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Have a difficult time returning for a second appointment. TB blood tests are safe to use during pregnancy.

The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection. Treatment Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) and active TB disease can be treated.

TB Skin Test 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. After Receiving the TB Skin Test After the test, you should avoid using ...

CDC Materials Help Health Care Providers Prevent TB Don't Let Your Patients Walk Out of Your Clinic with Latent TB Infection Talk to Your Patients About Their Risk of Latent TB Infection Test Patients at Risk for Latent Tuberculosis Infection 1 of 2 Ways Think. Test. Treat Tuberculosis.

2024年12月10日 · A diagnosis of latent TB infection is made if a person has a positive TB blood test or TB skin test result, and a medical evaluation does not indicate TB disease. A complete medical evaluation for TB disease has five components: Medical history. Physical examination. Test for TB infection (TB blood test or TB skin test) Chest radiograph