BETHESDA, Md. -- Clusters of positive tests for latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. Army appear to reflect a high number of false-positive readings from a more than century-old skin test, resear ...

There is a test that is usually carried out to find out whether a child has tuberculosis or not, namely the Mantoux test. The ...

Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. By 1900, TB — which ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a tuberculosis (TB) skin test for my new job in May, and it was negative. They did a blood test in July. I have a question about a positive T-SPOT blood test for TB. They did ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a tuberculosis (TB) skin test for my new job in May, and it was negative. They did a blood test in July. I have a question about a positive T-SPOT blood test for TB.

You're high-risk or positive for TB. If a skin or blood test comes back positive for tuberculosis, or if you have a weakened immune system due to a condition like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...

This is because people who have received a TB vaccination may show a false-positive reaction to the PPD test. Who should get a PPD skin test? A person may consider getting a PPD skin test if they ...

The second diagnostic test option is known as a purified protein derivative (PPD) test, but it's commonly referred to as a TB skin test. "TB skin tests have been used in medicine for over a ...