Tuberculin Skin Test

[naqz_mrn 0]

Just a quick question regarding tb skin test. I know that all of us will undergone medical at st. lukes in preparation for coming to the USA. My questions is: Will everybody who will come to the US will undergone tb skin test during medical at st. lukes?

I am here now in the state and I had undergone my tb skin test for school requirements, my sched reading will be tomorrow and it seems that I had a little bumps on my skin. I kinda worried i might be positive.

any comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated?

:crying:

[jamesNrei 0]

10 mm induration (if non hi risk) not the redness is considered positive. If you are found positive they might ask you to get Chest X-ray or Quantiferon Test (for TB).

[naqz_mrn 0]

10 mm induration (if non hi risk) not the redness is considered positive. If you are found positive they might ask you to get Chest X-ray or Quantiferon Test (for TB).

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hello,

thanks for the reply. it is much appreciated

[tallcoolone 102]

10 mm induration (if non hi risk) not the redness is considered positive. If you are found positive they might ask you to get Chest X-ray or Quantiferon Test (for TB).

My wife just had 2 TB skin test to work

Her was bigger than 10mm both times

They said to be positive it had do rise up like a hump on the skin

[naqz_mrn 0]

10 mm induration (if non hi risk) not the redness is considered positive. If you are found positive they might ask you to get Chest X-ray or Quantiferon Test (for TB).

My wife just had 2 TB skin test to work

Her was bigger than 10mm both times

They said to be positive it had do rise up like a hump on the skin

Thanks for the info. Is your wife had her tb skin test results? What was the necessary action to be taken after they found her positive?

[tallcoolone 102]

10 mm induration (if non hi risk) not the redness is considered positive. If you are found positive they might ask you to get Chest X-ray or Quantiferon Test (for TB).

My wife just had 2 TB skin test to work

Her was bigger than 10mm both times

They said to be positive it had do rise up like a hump on the skin

Thanks for the info. Is your wife had her tb skin test results? What was the necessary action to be taken after they found her positive?

It was procedure to do 2 TB skin test for her job

One on each arm about 5 days apart. She said it itched so she scratched them and they got very big, but both times she was negative......

[o0pink0o 3]

Just a quick question regarding tb skin test. I know that all of us will undergone medical at st. lukes in preparation for coming to the USA. My questions is: Will everybody who will come to the US will undergone tb skin test during medical at st. lukes?

I am here now in the state and I had undergone my tb skin test for school requirements, my sched reading will be tomorrow and it seems that I had a little bumps on my skin. I kinda worried i might be positive.

any comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated?

:crying:

Hi Nagz,

I had skin test here in the US because it is needed for my job and the bump turned kinda big so they require me to have chest x-ray. It turned out negative naman on the chest x-ray. A pinay friend of mine here had TB skin test too and the result of hers is the same like mine, big bump but negative on x-ray. My friend told me that she knows 2 pinays too that had the same result. I am not sure if this is common to pinays?

[naqz_mrn 0]

Just a quick question regarding tb skin test. I know that all of us will undergone medical at st. lukes in preparation for coming to the USA. My questions is: Will everybody who will come to the US will undergone tb skin test during medical at st. lukes?

I am here now in the state and I had undergone my tb skin test for school requirements, my sched reading will be tomorrow and it seems that I had a little bumps on my skin. I kinda worried i might be positive.

any comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated?

:crying:

Hi Nagz,

I had skin test here in the US because it is needed for my job and the bump turned kinda big so they require me to have chest x-ray. It turned out negative naman on the chest x-ray. A pinay friend of mine here had TB skin test too and the result of hers is the same like mine, big bump but negative on x-ray. My friend told me that she knows 2 pinays too that had the same result. I am not sure if this is common to pinays?

thanks to all replies,

i had my reading today and it turned out positive because of the big bump (15mm) and the nurse advise to have my chest x-ray. so i am hoping that my chest xray be negative. if it turn out positive then i will undergo medication. i always pray that it will be negative because i dont had problem with all my medical with st. lukes before i came here.

to pink, jamesNrei and tallcoolone thanks for the info.

[jamesNrei 0]

I'm pretty sure it will be negative. You were cleared at St. Luke's most likely you will too this time. Don't worry about it.

[naqz_mrn 0]

I'm pretty sure it will be negative. You were cleared at St. Luke's most likely you will too this time. Don't worry about it.

thanks jamesNrei for the encouragement, i am hoping for the negative results on my chest xray. i have an appointment on tuesday. again thank you so much, god bless you always.