Tuburculosis! HELP.

T. Deeds
on 3/22/13 4:50 am

Get a second test from a different provider, just to be certain!  My friend got a test that was improperly administered and it came back false positive.  Lucky for her, she is a nurse and noticed that the person administering the test didn't insert the needle at the correct depth and angle, so she requested a second test administered correctly.  The second test came back negative. 

               
    

Joyceebaby
on 3/22/13 8:11 am
RNY on 11/29/12

Don't freak...LOTS of people test positive for the skin tests.  I test positive.  I give and read TB skin tests and many people test positive.  They get the x-ray, it's clear, and all is good.  SOME employers also require a blood test called quatiferon gold test.  But that's no biggie either.  Since you're not working in health care, the x-ray should suffice without the blood test.

      

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