Dear Dr. Grief: I am a healthy 71 year old woman and on a recent check up with my new doctor I tested positive for a latent TB infection (probably from TB exposure when I lived in Germany as a... View answer

TB test in the past with negative chest x-ray and she is saying what if it is Latent TB infection that has become active. I have never been treated for TB. Just so you know, my 8 year... View answer

Hi, I was diagnosed with a latent TB infection in my endometrial biopsy tissue. My gynecologist started me on AKT4 for two months, followed by AKT3 for 4 months. I have completed the therapy for 3 ... View answer

Any standard test for TB which should rule out no possibility of a person having it. I heard some latest test indicates that ... View answer

After doing blood immunology test we have received the result as follows Anti TB- IgM 3.23unit Anti TB- IgA <200 Anti TB- IgG<200 What does the result indicate and what is the future course of action ... View answer

Yes please one of my staff has TB . The public healthcare ask me to take Moxifloxacin for 6 months one tablet 400 mg daily . Because my blood is positive and I have latent TB infection . My... View answer

My 4 yr old son was suspected to be carrying a latent tb infection. He was in India for a prolonged ... measured at 15 mm, then a chest x-ray which was declared suspect, then the tb gold test... View answer

wondering what seem to be the problem. I have read about latent TB infection. Could i possibly have that? I ... View answer

is there a definite test for TB? my mother is being treated with meds for it however the doctors ... appetite, and has lost weight and muscle mass. She also has had a cough for 4months. She has has had TB ... View answer

mean? is it consider a tb? will i have to take my medicine? thanks. ... View answer