Mantoux Test

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Hi Team,

I was asked to test was TB test, Mantoux came out to be very high, but TB gold quantiferon came out negative. I was given treatment for 3 months . Also I was having vasculitis so I had to take azoran tablets close t 2 years. But now Its stopped from last 5-8 months. I will be going for mantoux test after few days. Will it result in positive??

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  • Posted

    Mantous test will always be positive for people who had BCG vaccination for TB. 

    It does no mean you have TB and it showed on your TB Gold quantiferon.

    • Posted

      It showed negative on quantiferon. But now I'm going for chest x ray for UK visa I'm very tensed. I had taken azoran for 2 years but now since last 8 months it's stopped I don't know if this will contribute t my tb

    • Posted

      Cest x ray will be fine, unless you have active TB, which i don't think you have.

      Why are you taking Azathioprine, do you have autoimmune disorder ? 

    • Posted

      Yes I've vasculitis affecting my eye. My RT eye had vitreous haemaragge but now it's normal. My brother xray showed some liquid n he has been asked further TB culture test. What is TB culture test wat test are those

    • Posted

      Its a microbial culture that takes 2-3 weeks for TB to grow from your sputum. 

      Are you in India ? 

  • Posted

    I had had a BCG and told the doctor, who insisted in giving me a Mantoux test. The reaction was horrendous, and the result meaningless.

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