Tuberculosis Test: TB Screening Made Easy with Blood Testing

2024-06-10

The T-SPOT.TB test is a single-visit blood test for the detection of tuberculosis. Offers detailed information about the test, how it differs from the skin test, and where to get it.

TB test is a unique, single-visit blood test, also known as an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) for TB infection. The T-SPOT.TB test is the only blood test that has demonstrated in a pivotal clinical study both sensitivity and specificity exceeding 95% and reliability in all at-risk groups. The T-SPOT. TB test does not cross react with the BCG vaccine and there is no association between T-SPOT. TB test results and immunocompromised status.

Oxford Immunote: TB Test