UAB requires initial TB screening, per CDC guidelines, while annual screening is not required. Routine TB testing may be needed based on examination of job risk. Employees who have been diagnosed with ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

Mere weeks before a case of tuberculosis alarmed the Coronado High School community and spurred health officials to call for testing of those who may have been exposed, the Clark County School ...

A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...

Incident cases of tuberculosis drive the ongoing epidemic. However, the accuracy of the data on the incidence of tuberculosis is poor. 1,2 In a randomized, controlled trial of annual community-wide ...

A tuberculosis (TB) skin test is the first method a doctor may use to try to determine if a person has TB. A TB skin test involves injecting a person with a small amount of tuberculin to see how the ...