The 100-Year-Old Tuberculin Skin Test vs. TB Blood Test

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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 discuss the challenges for healthcare providers who mainly rely on the old method of tuberculin skin testing, the process for the TB blood test, the strategies for converting to the TB blood test and more.

This episode is sponsored by Quest Diagnostics.

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