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I need some advice. I recently tested positive to a TB skin test however I also tested negative to a QuantiFERON-TB Gold blood test.Coughing
My chest x-ray showed some streaky lesion on the top left lung. Doctor said it's look like TB. I have taken the tuberculin skin test (Result was negative). I have taken the Quantiferon TB Gold blood test (Result was negative). I have done the phlegm test (several times) for Acid Fast Bacilli (Result was negative).Pregnancy
Doing the TB skin test by itself is not risky but if it is positive, you would need an x ray which is best avoided in pregnancy. Lots of folks have false positive TB skin tests. To avoid this ask for a Quantiferon gold TB test, it is a blood test and is more accurate. More chances of it being negative therefore avoiding the need for an x-ray. We were in the same situation for my wife and this is what we did.
