<p>The Quantiferon gold Tuberculosis (TB)&nbsp;&nbsp;test is now preferred over the TB skin test, commonly done&nbsp;&nbsp;as part of pre-employment screening.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
According to several institutional guidelines like the CDC, &nbsp;and the Infectious Disease Society of America,<br />
Quantiferon gold T test&nbsp; is now preferred to the skin TB test in low to intermediate risk individuals, such as those being tested for pre-employment reasons.&nbsp;</p>