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Use the selected clinic’s confirmed address and contact details. Before travel, name the specific service and ask about age eligibility, visit type and any required test or procedure. The general clinic hours do not establish every service’s schedule. Bring relevant records and confirm the result or follow-up route. Testing is usually targeted to people with increased risk or a specific requirement. Tell the clinician about prior positive tests, TB treatment, BCG vaccination and recent vaccines. Children need an age-appropriate choice. An IGRA blood test may be preferred for people with BCG vaccination and certain other situations.
The PPD or Mantoux skin test checks the body's immune response to tuberculosis bacteria. It can be used for an exposure assessment or a school or workplace requirement. The test requires both placement and a reading visit. Confirm that you can return within the required window before placement.
Tuberculin is placed just under the skin of the forearm. A trained health professional measures firm swelling, called induration, 48 to 72 hours later. Redness alone is not the measurement. A photograph or self-reading cannot replace a professional reading.
Testing is usually targeted to people with increased risk or a specific requirement. Tell the clinician about prior positive tests, TB treatment, BCG vaccination and recent vaccines. Children need an age-appropriate choice. An IGRA blood test may be preferred for people with BCG vaccination and certain other situations.
Bring the requesting organization's rules, including whether it requires one-step or two-step testing. The team reviews your history and places the test if appropriate. At the reading visit, it records the measurement and interprets it using your risk factors. If you miss the window, contact the clinic to arrange the next valid testing step.
Bring previous results and TB treatment records. Ask about the timing of live-virus vaccines and a planned test. Keep the exact placement time and reading appointment. Do not repeatedly test a documented prior positive without clinical review.
A positive skin test does not by itself mean active or contagious TB. A negative test does not exclude TB disease in someone with symptoms. Persistent cough, fever, night sweats or weight loss needs clinical evaluation. Tell the clinic before arrival if TB is suspected so it can arrange appropriate precautions.
A positive result needs evaluation for TB disease, usually including history, examination and chest imaging, with sputum testing when indicated. If disease is excluded, latent infection and treatment can be discussed. Ask how the evaluation and final documentation will be completed.
Confirm placement and reading hours at the selected clinic, including weekends and holidays. A walk-in placement cannot compress the 48-to-72-hour reading interval. Ask whether both visits and any further evaluation are included in the quoted price.
Nao Medical Williamsburg: 308 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Call +1-917-310-3371 to confirm the specific service, clinician and appointment before travelling.
Contact the clinic to confirm this service, the clinician and appointment preparation. General clinic hours may differ from service appointment times.
A PPD test is also called a TB skin test, TST, or Mantoux test. Placement is the first visit; the test is not complete until trained staff read the reaction 48 to 72 hours later. TB blood testing, including QuantiFERON, uses a blood draw. CDC guidance prefers a TB blood test for people who received the BCG vaccine because BCG can affect a skin-test result.
If you have a cough lasting several weeks, fever, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, known TB exposure, or a prior positive TB test, tell the clinic before booking so the team can route you correctly. A positive TB test or TB symptoms may need clinician evaluation, chest X-ray review, or additional testing instead of a routine form-only visit.
Bronx
932 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10460
PPD and TB testing access for patients in West Farms, Crotona Park East, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods.
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Queens
37-15 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Astoria, Ditmars, East Elmhurst, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.
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Bronx
2063A Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY 10475
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Co-op City, Pelham Bay, Baychester, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods.
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Brooklyn
341 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11216
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods.
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Long Island
232 W Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Hicksville, Plainview, Bethpage, and nearby Nassau County communities.
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Queens
80-10 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.
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Queens
90-18 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Jamaica, Briarwood, Richmond Hill, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.
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Queens
30-07 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, and nearby Queens neighborhoods.
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Long Island
135 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501
PPD and TB testing access for patients in Mineola, Garden City, Westbury, and nearby Nassau County communities.
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Manhattan
259 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
PPD and TB testing access for patients in StuyTown, East Village, Gramercy, and nearby Manhattan neighborhoods.
View TB testing location Get directionsChoose a nearby clinic and plan the required reading window.
Start earlier if your program requires a two-step baseline TB screen.
Compare skin testing and TB blood testing before choosing a path.
Arrange an evaluation to discuss suitable care, preparation and follow-up with a clinician.
Book local TB testConfirm that the selected clinic can provide the exact requested TB test and arrange its follow-up. For PPD, verify placement and a trained reading 48–72 hours later; for an IGRA, ask about collection and laboratory reporting. Bring the program's form, deadline and prior TB records.
Confirm that Williamsburg can provide the exact requested TB test and arrange its follow-up. For PPD, verify placement and a trained reading 48–72 hours later; for an IGRA, ask about collection and laboratory reporting. Bring the program's form, deadline and prior TB records.
Yes. A PPD skin test must be read by trained staff 48–72 hours after placement. It is not a same-day completed result. Arrange the return visit before placement and check the form deadline; if you miss that window, contact the clinic because a repeat test may be needed.
PPD is a tuberculin skin test with a return reading 48–72 hours later. QuantiFERON is an IGRA blood test with laboratory processing and no skin-test reading visit. The choice depends on age, BCG history, prior results and the requesting program; neither test alone distinguishes latent infection from active disease. Bring the exact requirement and prior records before switching tests.
Bring the exact school or employer form, deadline, prior TB results and treatment records, vaccine history and a medicine list. Mention symptoms, recent exposure and immune suppression. Confirm whether the program requires PPD, two-step PPD or an accepted blood test and arrange any reading visits.
A positive skin test or IGRA suggests TB infection; it does not by itself show active TB disease. The clinician reviews symptoms and history and may arrange chest imaging and other testing. An indeterminate IGRA is not a negative result and may need repeat or different testing. BCG vaccination does not cause a positive IGRA. Symptoms or a known exposure need prompt review.
Request the price and coverage for the exact TB test. A PPD visit and its reading, a two-step series, an IGRA blood test and any follow-up chest imaging can have different charges. Confirm the requesting program accepts the test before paying; no universal price comparison or insurance coverage can be promised.
