The TB skin test is a way to find out if a person has TB infection.

结核病皮肤实验是一种判断一个人是否感染了结核病的方法。

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For the past century, a skin test has been the traditional way to identify latent TB.

在过去的一个世纪中，皮肤测试曾经是鉴别潜在TB病例的一个传统的方法。

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The skin test suggested 580 children required drugs to ward off active TB, but the blood test pointed to just 380.

皮肤测试表明580名儿童需要接受药物治疗以避免结核杆菌活化，但是血液检测指出仅有380人。

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However, vaccination of cattle against TB is currently prohibited by EU legislation, mainly because BCG vaccination of cattle can interfere with the tuberculin skin test, the main diagnostic test for TB.

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The reason for the ban is the skin test currently used to identify cattle with TB cannot tell the difference between infected animals and those vaccinated with BCG.

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