Blood Test Clinical Significance Chart Page 26
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28AFB CULTURE
weight loss, fever, chills,
(CON’T)
and weakness, that may be
due to TB or due to another
mycobacterial infection.
When your doctor suspects
that you have active TB.
When your doctor wants to
monitor the effectiveness of
TB treatment.
HERPES CULTURE
Why get tested?
To screen for or diagnose
infection with the herpes
simplex virus
When to get tested?
If you have symptoms of an
infection with the herpes
simplex virus, such as
blisters or sores around
your mouth or in the genital
area
RAPID BETA SCREEN
Why get tested?
To determine if a sore
throat (pharyngitis) is
caused by a Group A
streptococcal bacteria
(“strep throat”)
When to get tested?
If you have a sore throat
and fever and your doctor
thinks it may be due to an
upper respiratory infection
CHLAMYDIA SCREEN
Why get tested?
To screen for or diagnose
chlamydia infection
When to get tested?
If you are sexually active,
pregnant, have one or more
risk factors for developing
chlamydia, or have a
cervical infection;
depending on your risk
factors, may be annually
GC SCREEN
Why get tested?
To screen for Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, which causes
the
sexually transmitted
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