UK Nurses Reject Introduction Of 115-Year-Old Tuberculosis (TB) Test

Oxford, UK - 70% of TB nurses think the introduction of the outdated Mantoux skin test for detecting latent TB infection is a step backwards, with more than a third believing it is a major setback in the fight against TB, according to a new survey released today. In fact, over half of nurses who currently use the skin test often don't carry it out because they believe the results will be incorrect... click link for more info.

Oxford, UK - 70% of TB nurses think the introduction of the outdated Mantoux skin test for detecting latent TB infection is a step backwards, with more than a third believing it is a major setback in the fight against TB, according to a new survey released today. In fact, over half of nurses who currently use the skin test often don't carry it out because they believe the results will be incorrect... click link for more info.