TB test for children two and older
The T-SPOT.TB test is an IGRA cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for your patients two and older, including your BCG-vaccinated patients, healthy patients and patients with compromised immune systems.1
A moment of truth
As a healthcare provider, your goal is to offer your pediatric patients a reliable tuberculosis (TB) test. The T-SPOT.TB test is that test. By counting the cells, it mitigates the risk that low cell count will impact patient results.3 Cells are washed to prevent interference from substances or contaminants and then counted to ensure that a standard number of cells, 1 million, are used in the assay.1 You need an answer you can trust. An accurate TB test along with your clinical evaluation of the patient will give you that answer, and a moment of truth you can count on.
Reduce unnecessary return visits and treatments
- In a study of > 3,600 children under the age of 15, switching from the tuberculin skin test (TST) to an IGRA could reduce unnecessary chest x-rays and treatments by up to two-thirds in non-US born children.4
- In study of over > 645,000 samples, the T-SPOT.TB test had an invalid rate of < 1%.5
1 tube, 1 visit and low blood volume requirements1
- Children 10 years old and over: 1 sodium or lithium heparin 6 mL tube
- Children > 2 or < 10 years old: 1 sodium or lithium heparin 4 mL tube
- Children up to 2 years old: 1 sodium or lithium heparin 2 mL pediatric tube*
Did you know?
Samples can be drawn using a butterfly needle without the use of a purge tube. Many butterfly needles have the same needle gauge as a TST.6
Guidelines support IGRA testing
| Guideline | Recommendation by population |
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 20187 | IGRAs are indicated in ages 2 and up, and preferred in children who are BCG-vaccinated or unlikely to return to have TST read |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 20178 | Ages 5 and up, IGRAs indicated, especially in those who are not high risk for progressing to active TB |
| CDC Civil Surgeons 20189 | IGRAs required in ages 2 and up – All applicants 2 years or older must have an IGRA – TST cannot be used as a substitute for IGRA testing |