TB Frequently Asked Description Performance Questions

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References General tuberculosis throughOxfordDiagnosticsLaboratories Control ProgramsContact InvestigationsReferencesFrequently AskedQuestions Table of Contents General tuberculosis InformationTuberculosis: Definition, Infection and Disease1. What is the scale of the TB problem?2. How is TB spread?3. What is TB infection (Latent tuberculosis Infection LTBI or latentTB )?4. What is TB disease ( active TB )?5. Are certain groups of individuals at an increased risk of exposureto mycobacterium tuberculosis ?6. Are certain individuals at an increased risk of progressing fromlatent TB infection to TB disease?7. How important is treatment for TB disease?8. Why is the treatment period for TB disease so long?9. How important is treatment for TB infection ( LTBI or latent TB )?TB Detection10. Is there a test for the detection of TB infection( LTBI or latent TB )? Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA)11.

24.Is a positive T-SPOT. TB test result expected in patients with a previous history of tuberculosis? 25. Are infections with mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis expected to produce positive T-SPOT.TB test results? 26.Can the T-SPOT.

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