People who have a strongly positive skin test and/or evidence of TB infection found on a chest X-ray, or who are unwell, will be investigated further by a specialist doctor and may be given a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions ...

In response, UAB Campus and UAB Medicine have updated its policy. UAB will no longer require routine annual TB skin testing for most existing employees, effective immediately. Employees who have been ...

While some detainees tested positive for TB with a skin test, further testing revealed no "confirmed cases," according to the ...

Indian Health Services, Yakama Tribal Health and the Yakima Health District are collaborating to address the increase in ...

In high-income western countries, interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) have largely replaced the classic tuberculin skin test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis ... with low-positive IGRA results ...

The vaccine can cause a false positive TB skin test reaction. Source: Centers for Disease Control Reach Tammy Ayer at [email protected]. Local journalism is essential. Give directly to The ...