My friend is from Romania, moved here 4 years ago. She just got accepted into Radiology Tech school and was required to do a TB skin test. The test came positive and she was sent to do a chest x-ray. Of course, she is torn, crying... I have been with her the whole day trying to make her feel better. Anyway, I was doing some research on this and came across information about people from other countries who have received a BCG vaccine as kids. This was a usual thing in Europe and I myself had 3 over the course of 10 years. The article (http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/faqs/qa_latenttbinf.htm#Latent3) also says that people who have been vaccinated with BCG can also show positive TB test even though their TB may be latent, and they are not spreading the infection.
I am very worried about her and I hope her chest x-ray comes out OK. Her doctor told her not to worry and that she certainly not a rare case of it, that he ocassionally has people who test positive. I guess my question is, if her chest x-ray is clear and she starts therapy, will she have any problems getting into Radiology tech program? If anyone has any experience and doesn't mind sharing, I would be very grateful. Thank you :)