Guidance for Practicing Primary Care

Testing for latent tuberculosis infection


 

Bottom line

Current guidelines suggest a more prominent role for IGRA in testing for LTBI, particularly when the likelihood of exposure is low and in situations where a person may have received BCG vaccination, or would be unlikely to return for TST reading.

Dr. Skolnik is professor of family and community medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, and associate director of the family medicine residency program at Abington (Pa.) Jefferson Health. Dr. Clark is associate director of the family medicine residency program at Abington (Pa.) Jefferson Health.

Reference

Lewisohn DM et al. Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. Clin Inf Dis. 2017;64(2):111-5.

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