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 response to a TB skin test does not mean that you have active TB. Rather it means that you have been exposed to TB and need further evaluation. A TB test is performed by injecting a small amount of fluid that contains components of the TB organism under the skin. If a patient has been exposed to TB before or has received the BCG vaccine, the patient will react to the injection by forming a hard, raised area at the injection site.