Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

Medicare may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if a person has symptoms or has been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). If not, Medicare will likely deny coverage as it would ...

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports says that for the first time a vaccine has been created against bovine tuberculosis that can be given without affecting the ability to diagnose ...

Q: Before starting school, I had to have a “PPD skin test” to check to see if I was ever exposed to tuberculosis. Why couldn’t I just have a blood test or chest x-ray? A: Actually, there is a blood ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced an update to its tuberculosis (TB) skin test schedule for February. TB ...

The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB). Scientists at the University of Surrey have ...