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Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection and TB Disease

This fact sheet, available online or via fax only, discusses the tuberculin skin test and when to suspect TB disease. Specifically, it discusses administering the tuberculin skin test, interpreting the results, false-positive and false-negative results, two-step testing, anergy, and interpreting reactions in persons vaccinated with BCG.

Author:
CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Format:
Fact Sheet
Publication Date:
2000
ID:
31908
  • Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
  • TB
  • BCG Vaccine
  • Diagnosis
  • TB Skin Test
  • Diagnosis- Laboratory Procedures
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