Does positive QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD test confirm TB positive?
Patient: I have undergone MONTOUX test it resulted 35 mm reaction.After this i had taken QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD test result is positive. My chest X-RAY is normal (as per doctor). I dont cough, My doubt 1. Is QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD test reliable,do i have TB? 2. How to use FORECOX tablets..doctor said one in the morning and one in the evening. Please kindly answer my questions.Thanks in advance. Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM.I can understand your situation and problem.Quentiferon TB gold test measures IgG antibodies against mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB). So positive test does not always means you are suffering from active TB disease.It is positive in patients who are living in TB endemic areas,had past TB infection etc.So just on the basis of positive quentiferone TB gold test, one can not diagnosed as having tuberculosis and should not be started treatment.Your chest x ray is also normal and you are not having coughing,so no role of positive quentiferone TB gold test in you. And thus you should not take anti TB drugs.So, I advice you to consult pulmonologist and discuss all these before starting anti TB drugs.And forecox is anti TB drug. It should be taken simultaneously. So don't take in morning and evening. Take both tablet in the morning.But first consult pulmonologist before starting forecox.