Can you be a nurse with inactive tuberculosis?

[entice]

I've been tested positive for TB, got my chest xrays and doctor said it was inactive TB. I went on medication for about a year for it to kill the inactive TB. Does this have any effect on being qualified to be a nurse?

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

No. Different workplaces have different policies with regard to needing to take meds/how often to have CXRs etc.

[enivrantelis]

At most hospitals you have to do the ninemonth course of treatment and have a clean chest film. But the drugs are the key component

[entice]

So in my case, I've passed the chest xrays and been on the medication, would I be turned down for admission?

[enivrantelis]

I would not know why you could be turned down. They might have stipulations such as yearly xrays. but other than that you should be fine

[Reno1978, BSN, RN]

Nurses that I've worked with in this situation are required to have yearly chest x-rays in lieu of annual TB screening.

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[Flare, ASN, BSN]

honestly, i know a lot of nurses, including me, that have inactive TB. it's no big deal. You get the cxr, take the 9 months of inh therapy and know that you can't get any mantoux's in the future. There is no reason why this would jeopardize your job.

[RB2000]

A relative of mine has inactive TB and she is a nurse. In fact, I saw a statistic some where that said the probability of contracting TB over the course a medical professionals career is very high. Back to the relative. She contracted it at an early age and had her entire nursing career.

[50caliber]

Yes you can. As long as its INACTIVE.

[drin]

hi iam also a nurse, I completed a six month treatment of 4 drug combinations with tuberculosis. my xray from 1 1/2 year ago had the same content and had no changes. it was said that it was an inactive TB. can I still continue with an INH medication for another 3 months? to complete a 9 month treatment?