While BCG vaccination may cause a false-positive skin test result ... especially drug-resistant tuberculosis, the CDC recommends a tuberculin skin test or blood test first. If you test negative ...

This is because people who have received a TB vaccination may show a false-positive reaction to the PPD test. A person may consider getting a PPD skin test if they work in healthcare, as all ...

The vaccine can cause a false positive on a TB skin test. The current vaccine is considered ... should also not receive the ...

It's transmitted through the air when people with TB cough, sneeze or sing-though not from sharing food, shaking hands or kissing, the CDC reports. Also, babies and children are at a higher risk ...

the CDC said. Those who have received the TB vaccine should tell their health providers, especially if they're getting tested for TB infection. The vaccine can cause a false positive TB skin test ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ... for TB Screening, Testing and Treatment of Health Care Personnel. In response, UAB Campus and UAB Medicine have updated its policy. UAB will no ...