We considered three screening strategies based on tuberculin skin testing, and one based on chest radiography ( Table 1). Any positive tuberculin test was followed by clinical evaluation and chest ...
The recommendations for medium risk included, “All HCWs should receive baseline TB screening upon hire, using two-step TST (skin test) or a single BAMT (alternate test) to test for infection,” and ...
A tuberculosis skin test can help a doctor determine if you need treatment. A positive test looks different for everyone, depending on your risk factors. Exposure to Mtb can result in either active TB ...
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