title: Tuberculosis testing: Which patients, which test?
abstract: The most appropriate test to identify latent TB depends on the patient's risk for developing active TB and other factors. This review provides practical guidance on who to test, how, and when.
authors.affiliation: Yangqu County Hospital, Shanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.Email:jeff.hall@uscmed.sc.edu.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D006801:Humans; D059425:Interferon-gamma Release Tests; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents