Testing for TB

Author: CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Publication Date: 2012
Country of Origin: United States
Format: Fact Sheet
Language: English

Abstract

This fact sheet describes what TB is and how one can be tested for it.

Publisher:

CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Audience(s):

General Public, Persons With LTBI

Topic:

Diagnosis, Diagnosis- Screening, General TB Information, TB Skin Test

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