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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
has a positive TST ... TST result may ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
tuberculin skin test ... (TST) or interferon-gamma ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Results #TST # ... #Subclinical #Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculin skin test ... (TST) • Interferon-γ ... ) • PPD (TST) and ... and simultaneous TST ... TB with TST or
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculin skin test ... (TST) • Interferon-γ ... ) • PPD (TST) and ... and simultaneous TST ... TB with TST or