Dear Doctors: I got a tuberculosis skin test for my health care job and tested positive. A follow-up blood test was also positive, and I was diagnosed with latent TB. However, I had no known exposure.

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 a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...

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 a ...

Researcher found that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection -- i.e. a positive skin or blood test -- should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the disease, ...

Following the tuberculosis exposure event at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas, five babies have tested positive for TB, according to the El Paso Department of Health. The positive ...

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

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 ...

Preventive treatment for tuberculosis (TB) can stop latent TB infections from developing into deadly TB disease. Despite TB infection being fully treatable, there is no global consensus as to which ...