HELP! TB test positive after 14 hours?

[somuchdebt]

Hi!

I had my TB test done 14 hours ago and right now its 15mm of induration/redness. It is induration and not just redness. I've always been negative, never had the BCG (I think it is) vaccination. Last negative one was last year.

Has anyone ever had a test that was positive in the first 24 hours that became negative after a while? I'm hoping it goes away in the next 60ish hours. Really panicking here, this is my dream job and I really don't want to screw it up

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Even IF (and that's a big if) your test is positive at the 48-72 hr mark, why would you think that would "screw up" your chance for your dream job? I feel like 1/2 of our workforce (at my job) has a positive PPD. If you have a positive PPD, you will require further tests like, as others have said, a blood test or a Chest XR. As long as you do not have active TB there will not be a problem.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

And if were positive for active or latent TB. You get treatment and move on. It won't be the first or last time a nurse required drug therapy post exposure. There is a wealth of information on the CDC website.