Rioja, a classic region of Spain, produces some of the best Tempranillo-based wines in the world, some ready to drink young, others spending years in barrel and bottle before hitting the shelves.
Testing & Diagnosis. There are two kinds of tests that are used to detect TB bacteria in the body: the TB skin test (TST) and TB blood tests. A positive TB skin test or TB blood test only tells that a person has been infected with TB bacteria. It does not tell whether the person has latent TB infection (LTBI) or has progressed to TB disease. Other tests, such as a chest x-ray and a sample of sputum, are needed to see whether the person has TB disease.
A positive result does not mean that you have active TB disease right now -- the TB in your body could be either active or inactive. Active TB is bad for your health and contagious to other people, while inactive TB is not. And so, after a positive TB test, you will need further testing to determine whether you have active or inactive TB infection. A negative test result means that your system does not recognize TB, most likely because you have never been exposed to TB. After a negative result, further testing is usually not needed. AITC offers 2 types of tests for TB.