If your skin test is positive or if you may have a false negative, a doctor may administer a blood TB test. The results of these tests can determine if you should receive treatment and with what ...

The vaccine can cause a false positive TB skin test reaction. TB blood tests are the preferred tests for people who have received the BCG TB vaccine. Unlike the TB skin test, TB blood tests are ...

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.

This is because the vaccine is known to sometimes cause a false-positive with the skin test. Once a doctor determines that you have inactive or active TB, medication will be prescribed to get rid ...

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 ...

Without treatment, 1 in 10 people with inactive TB will get sick with active TB disease. TB disease can spread to others and be deadly. In 2022 , there were 8,331 cases of TB disease reported in ...