tb skin test after being vaccinated with bcg

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Is it okay to be tested for tb after you have been vaccinated with the bcg vaccine? Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. New to the site!

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Thanks for your reply ladybug28.

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My six year old daughter was adopted from Guatemala and received the BCG vaccination shortly after she was born. She recently tested positive to a skin test and to the Quantiferon Gold test. We are going to infectious disease doctor this week, and I suspect she will be put on antibiotics. What are the chances that the BCG caused a false positive on both of the tests? Could this have been transmitted to her as a fetus? Are there any questions that I should ask the doctor? All advice is greatly appreciated. I hate to subject a six year old to nine months of antibiotics if it is not necessary.

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My six year old daughter was adopted from Guatemala and received the BCG vaccination shortly after she was born. She recently tested positive to a skin test and to the Quantiferon Gold test. We are going to infectious disease doctor this week, and I suspect she will be put on antibiotics. What are the chances that the BCG caused a false positive on both of the tests? Could this have been transmitted to her as a fetus? Are there any questions that I should ask the doctor? All advice is greatly appreciated. I hate to subject a six year old to nine months of antibiotics if it is not necessary.

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As per the terms of Service we cannot offer medical advice....the CDC has respurces but these are questions best tasked of your PCP/pediatrician.

CDC | TB | Fact Sheets - BCG Vaccine

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