TB skin test

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TST
Pronunciation
/ˈtiˈbi skɪn tɛst/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. It might be TB if one's diameter of PPD skin test ≥ 20 mm and a positive of the serum anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibody.
  2. For the past century, a skin test has been the traditional way to identify latent TB.

Other meanings of TST