QuantiFERON-TB gold test

(Aotea News, May 2010)

Aotea Pathology now offers the QuantiFERON-TB gold test for all employment-related TB screening, and for testing health sector students before clinical placements.

The QuantiFERON-TB gold test requires only a blood sample. It replaces the Mantoux and two-step Mantoux screening tests.

The Mantoux test remains the diagnostic test funded under the community laboratory services contract and this test will continue to be offered for TB diagnosis for test requests referred by medical practitioners on eligible patients.

A QuantiFERON-TB gold test can be requested as an alternative and a charge will be made for the test.

Please contact Rachel Davison for employment-related testing or price enquiries.

For further information contact:
Rachel Davison, 04 381 5968,
rdavison@apath.co.nz, or
Dr Mark Jones, 027 471 5565,
mjones@apath.co.nz