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TB Skin Test

Fact Sheet
TB Skin Test

This 2-page document covers the basics of when TB skin tests are recommended, how TB is spread, what active TB disease and latent TB infection is, and what getting a TB skin test entails.

Author:

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Audiences:

General Public

Topic:

Diagnosis, TB Skin Test

Country of Origin:

Canada

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