What You Need To Know About The Tuberculosis Skin Test
What You Need To Know About The Tuberculosis Skin Test
What You Need To Know About The Tuberculosis Skin Test
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Remember—only a healthcare provider can
read your TB skin test results the right way.
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Did you know?
Once you have a positive TB skin test you will always have a
positive TB skin test, even if you complete treatment. Ask your
doctor for a written record of your positive skin test result. This
will be helpful if you are asked to have another TB skin test in
the future.
• TB germs are not showing up in your body at this time. Sometimes the
test may have been done too soon to show the TB germs.
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The facts on the BCG vaccine and TB:
“Ibecause
always thought that
I got a BCG
vaccine, my TB skin test
would be positive. My
doctor said that some
people who get BCG
vaccines have positive
skin tests and some
have negative skin tests.
I learned that a positive
TB skin test result often
means a person has TB
infection, even if they
had the BCG vaccine. ”
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Notes
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Notes
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For more information on TB, call your
local heath department at
Developed in partnership with the Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Produced 2008 | Reprinted 2015
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