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Which test should I get done?
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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Dr. Jesin Kumar C
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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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