How do you get tested for tuberculosis?

Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is a test to check if a person has been infected with TB bacteria. Using a small needle, a health care provider injects a liquid (called tuberculin) into the skin of the lower part of the arm. When injected, a small, pale bump will appear.Sep 1, 2016 read more

You get tested for Tuberculosis by doing a PPD(Mantoux)test and if positive Chest Xray. All people with Positive PPD do not have Active TB on Chest Xray.But some have positive Xray and need to be treated with Antibiotics. read more

Additional tests are needed to determine if the person has latent TB infection or TB disease. A health care worker will then provide treatment as needed. Negative IGRA: This means that the person’s blood did not react to the test and that latent TB infection or TB disease is not likely. read more

TB germs must be forced into the air, and to get a tuberculosis infection you must breathe in those germs. But even if you've been around an infected person, or breathed in the bacteria they expelled into the air, you still have a chance at escaping TB — not everyone who breathes in the bacteria will develop tuberculosis. read more