The US Institute of Medicine has recommended tuberculin skin test screening of all immigrants to the United States from countries with high rates of TB. 7 At first glance, tuberculin skin testing ...

Testing for TB can take a range of forms, including chest x-rays, sputum cultures, molecular testing, screening for symptoms, and skin or blood tests to measure dormant TB infection (TBI).

The Mantoux is a skin test that would tell if a person has had exposure to TB. The test will be read 48 to 72 hours after it is done and results will be given to parents, the statement said.

Improvements in screening and diagnosis could help eradicate this curable disease. One of the new routes to better diagnosis may be through detecting TB on the skin. Diagnosing a sickness ...

Improvements in screening and diagnosis could help eradicate this curable disease. One of the new routes to better diagnosis may be through detecting TB on the skin. Diagnosing a sickness Diseases ...