Non-Healthcare Professionals

• What is Tuberculosis?
• How is TB spread?
• What is latent TB infection?
• What is TB disease?
• What are the symptoms of active TB?
• Is there a test for latent TB infection?
• What is the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)?
• What is BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination?
• Are there any other kinds of Mycobacteria that cause disease?
• How important is TB treatment?
• What should I do if I think I might have TB?
• Why is the treatment period so long?

Healthcare Professionals

• What is the scale of the TB problem?
• What are the limitations of the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)?
• Is there a test for latent TB?
• What species of Mycobacteria does T‑SPOT.TB react to?
• How many tests can I run with one T‑SPOT.TB assay kit?
• Can I store samples?
• What blood collection tubes do I use?
• How do I prepare samples for the assay?
• Are all the materials required for the assay provided in the kit?
• Is a standard curve required each time the assay is run?
• How do I analyse T‑SPOT.TB results?
• Can the finished assay plates be stored for future reading?
• What approvals does T‑SPOT.TB have?
• What performance standards does T‑SPOT.TB meet?
• What is the sensitivity and specificity of the T‑SPOT.TB test?
• Are there any patients that should be excluded from diagnosis with T‑SPOT.TB?
• Is T‑SPOT.TB affected by previous BCG vaccination?
• What is the purpose of cell washing and counting in the T‑SPOT.TB assay?
• What buffer should be used for plate washing with T-SPOT.TB?
• What data is there to support T‑SPOT.TB in clinical use?
• How simple is T‑SPOT.TB to use?
• Where can I obtain the T‑SPOT.TB test?
• What backup/support is available?
• What is the impact of TB testing on healthcare resources?
• Why is it important to have a test with high sensitivity?
• Can I use blood collection tubes containing EDTA?
• Are the results of the T-SPOT.TB assay affected if the patient is already taking anti-TB medication?