A highly accurate blood test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is preferable to the Mantoux or tuberculin skin test (TST).
New guidelines published by the [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; Atlanta, GA, USA) indicate that a one-step blood test is far superior to the archaic TST. Results of the blood test are ready within 24 hours and do not require a return visit from the patient.
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