Some people who have received the vaccine may also get a false positive result on a tuberculin skin test (TST), which can complicate treatment plans and lead to confusion. While BCG vaccination ...

The tuberculin skin test (TST) was the only available method to identify LTBI. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the usefulness of the interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs ...

These assays can be particularly useful when classical tests such as the TST, microscopy for acid-fast bacteria, or nucleic-acid-amplification techniques for M. tuberculosis nucleic acids are ...

A PPD skin test, also sometimes called a tuberculin skin test (TST), can determine if a person has TB. If a healthcare team decides to perform the test to diagnose TB following symptoms ...

There are two common TB tests to help diagnose the condition:During a tuberculin skin test (TST), a small amount of the TB protein is injected under the skin and evaluated 48 hours later to see if ...

Immunologic approaches have not been very fruitful. The tuberculin skin test (TST), as well as novel interferon-gamma release assays, fail to make the all important distinction between latent ...