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2021-05-26 07:41:09
I have to do a tuberculosis test before I go abroad as per their guidelines in which I have been given an option to choose out of Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST) or Interferon Gamma Release Assay test (IGRA). Which one should I go for?
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Both are same

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If you have taken BCG vaccination in childhood, IGRA would be better. However,  it is more expensive.

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