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Tb tests confirm or not

2018-02-01 16:06:21
I have tested tb injection test yesterday and found today itches and red color skin at testing area. How to confirm is it tb or not.
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Hello.... This is a montoux test for TB..... which can be falsely positive at times..... Hence it has to be judged in view of your symptoms..... Also there are other tests like PCR for Tb and TB Gold test.... which are more sensitive n confirmatory.....

Answered2018-02-02 01:29:11

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