How is the UK TB test done?

These test are done by a health care provider. if you are referring to the tuberculin skin test to check for exposure to tuberculosis, this test is done by injecting TB protein (antigen) under the top layer of the skin of the inner arm. read more

Latent TB Infection vs. TB Disease. If you have tuberculosis, you might have a latent TB infection or active TB disease. With a latent infection, you have the TB bacteria, but you don't feel sick and you have no symptoms. You can't spread TB to anyone else. The only sign that you have a TB infection is a positive TB skin test or blood test. read more

The TB skin test is a widely used test for diagnosing TB. In countries with low rates of TB it is often used to test for latent TB infection. The problem with using it in countries with high rates of TB infection is that the majority of people may have latent TB. read more