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Blood test for tb infection
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Is there any blood test for tb infection
Please suggest is there any blood test for tb infection.
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There are, but they are not reliable
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Please consult a pulmonologist online or offline for proper evaluation and treatment
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QuantiFERON-TB GOLD test
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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment for the same
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theres tb pcr, then theres latent infection seen in tb gold, igyr, but donot go blindly for them as plethora of tests are available depending on symptoms
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Dr. Shruti Jain
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
TB diagnostic test is sputum evaluation ..but there is blood test called IGRA which is not diagnostic of active infection
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if suspecting TB get the chest x ray and sputum evaluation done
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
The blood tests are only
corrabarative.Not confirmatory.pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Kakinada
No blood tests.
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only confirmation by sputum for cbnaat
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