If you received the vaccine, it can cause a false positive skin test. A blood test is needed to determine if you have active disease. You can read more about TB on the CDC website.

For the skin test, a small amount of tuberculosis proteins is injected ... the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and the CDC have been screening, testing, and treating people infected ...

However, a skin test does not indicate whether the TB is active or inactive, according to the CDC. So, once someone tests positive for TB bacteria, they need a second test to tell whether it is ...

March 18 is World Tuberculosis Day. Let’s do a quick overview of TB, and discuss the different types of TB, risk factors, ...

The vaccine can cause a false positive on a TB skin test. The current vaccine is considered ... should also not receive the vaccine, the CDC says. You don’t need to have the vaccine to attend ...

The CDC estimates that 13 million people live with inactive TB in the United States and ... to determine if you have it or not: a blood test and a skin test. When being tested, it is important ...

However, the ongoing outbreak isn’t the largest in recent history, according to a CDC spokesperson. In 2021, a nationwide TB outbreak ... for testing, which can be done through a skin or blood ...