TB testing 2020, good riddance?

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CDC has removed its recommendation for annual TB testing of healthcare staff. Some states still may require it however. I'm curious, what is your facilities current policy going in to 2020?

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190522tbguidelineupdt.html

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/infectioncontrol/default.htm

Specializes in NICU.

My nurse friend ( one of the toughest,strongest nurses we have ever known).... caught TB while working in a "safer" area.The drugs made her sick,required hospitalization,all this resulted in developing a muscular dystrophy type of loss in muscle strength etc, could not get out of chair by herself. She had to quit nursing.It wrecked her life and that of her family.

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All new employees must do a two-step (unless they had a two-step done within the last 6 months and then it becomes just a one-step)

We do annual screenings and annual facility risk assessment evaluation. This is for LTC.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM.

Worked 10 years in Public Health. I know how much potential TB is walking around out there, especially if you are working with recent immigrants. I will still get tested at least once a year.

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I was diagnosed with latent TB due to annual screenings at work - I converted from one year to the next. There was no known particular exposure at work (in an ER), but I had no other likely contact with high-risk folks outside of work. Glad I was screened and that I did the treatment, but those meds are no fun.

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