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I need to get a tb test soon.. is there anything i shouldn't do?
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Avoid steroids: Corticosteroid medications can mask skin testing results of the TB screening test ("PPD"). They should not effect the blood test (Quantiferon TB). Steroid medications include pills and inhalers. Topical (applied to skin) should not affect the TB screening test result.
Answered 4/8/2015
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