TB test question

cassy123 · Jun 19, 2009

Hi,

From my understanding if you have ever been exposed to TB your ppd will come back positive forever, and you will always have to get the chest x-ray instead of the ppd. But if the chest X-ray came back positive, you go on medication and then get checked again later. The main difference would be that instead of having the ppd test in the future you would always have to prove your status with an x-ray because the ppd would always come back positive.

I do not however, have any idea if you would actually come back positive from being around someone who was inactive, I imagine we all come in contact with thousands of people who are inactive and never get exposed. Don't worry either way your carear is not over! You just may have to jump through a few extra hoops :) But I think you will be fine with the ppd

adruiz01 · Jun 19, 2009

Thank you for your input, the more and more I read up on it the less I stress and the more confident I become :redpinkhe

skipi66 · Jun 21, 2009

I agree what cassy123 said.I worked in hospital in Slovakia with TB patients so my test is also positive and never change.I always have x-ray and it's OK.But if somebody has TB it's show on x-ray.So don't worry you'll be fine

adruiz01 · Jun 22, 2009

Thank you skipi