Tuberculin tine test

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Tuberculosis in the kidney

Tuberculosis in the lung

Tuberculin skin test

Overview

Risks

Results

Tuberculin tine test

Alternative Names:

TB tine

Normal Values:

No inflammation will appear after the injection if you have never been exposed to tuberculosis.

What abnormal results mean:

An inflammation zone indicates the immune system recognizes the antigen, and your body has been exposed to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis at some point in your life. A positive TB tine test does not mean that you have active tuberculosis, only that your body has been exposed at some point. Once you have been exposed, all future TB tine tests will be positive.

If you have a positive TB tine test, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you have a TB skin test, unless the first tine test had a blistering or very large reaction.

A chest X-ray may be taken to evaluate whether you have active tuberculosis.

Review Date: 7/16/2004
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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