Tb test and vaccines

Tinkk · Oct 30, 2015

@ farawyn - I read in a few places mono can interfere with test results.

@ blondenurse12 - does it matter in what order you would get them on the same day?

Tinkk · Oct 30, 2015

Well I went in and asked about it and she said she was not aware of the MMR interfering with the TB test.... So she gave it to me anyway. I hope the school doesn't put up a fit.

NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN · Oct 31, 2015

@ farawyn - I read in a few places mono can interfere with test results.
@ blondenurse12 - does it matter in what order you would get them on the same day?

I called my doctor to schedule my annual TB skin test that I have to have for nursing school as well as employment (my employer does not do it onsite or pay for it). He no longer uses the skin test but rather the blood test called Quantiferon ®-TB Gold. It takes a few days to get the results back from the lab but it's supposedly more accurate with less false negative results. My insurance covered it. I'm not sure the cost. My clinical site would accept either test result

Tinkk · Nov 2, 2015

My school only requires PPD unfortunately...no blood test for me.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Nov 2, 2015

My school only requires PPD unfortunately...no blood test for me.

They'd likely accept the blood test as its more accurate. They don't require it because it's not always covered and isn't cheap

Tinkk · Nov 2, 2015

I asked my advisor if I could get the blood test and she says they won't accept it and that it needs to be PPD.

CaringGerinurse525 · Nov 2, 2015

I've never heard this information. We give ppds to all new employees and that isn't on our paperwork. Interesting. Unless the result comes back positive, I doubt your school will even notice.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Nov 2, 2015

I asked my advisor if I could get the blood test and she says they won't accept it and that it needs to be PPD.

Makes no sense but it is what it is.