tb skin test

[max&tabby 0]

Is it normal for us filipinos to have positive test on tb skin test? i just got my result turn out positive though my chest xray from st. lukes is normal. I took the test for job.

Thanks

[ryandgracey 2]

Is it normal for us filipinos to have positive test on tb skin test? i just got my result turn out positive though my chest xray from st. lukes is normal. I took the test for job.

Thanks

Yes, by virtue of the BCG given to Pinoy infants in the first week of life.

[franksonb 0]

I got also a positive result. It makes me sad when i think of it.

[spartan 2]

Is it normal for us filipinos to have positive test on tb skin test? i just got my result turn out positive though my chest xray from st. lukes is normal. I took the test for job.

Thanks

A positive TB test does not necessarily mean that you have tuberculosis. There are several factors that can produce a false-positive TB skin test (TST) reaction. It is not a rare case in the Philippines. You get a false positive when you are exposed to someone with infectious TB disease and/or a reaction from Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination if you had one when you were still a baby. That is why St. Lukes need further evaluation to make sure it is only a false-positive. Don't worry too much. It will just stress you out. I too had a false positive when I got here in US but everything went fine.

Edited December 9, 2009 by spartan

[rommelb 0]

i heard theres a two stage of tb.. im from guam. mostly all filipinos here was positive. like 75%... and im one of them..

bad thing is that you have to take the 6months medsssssssssss.. but im not sure if still 6months these day. nothing to worry

[max&tabby 0]

Thanks guys for the response... I got a message frm the nurse where i took my chest xray & it turns ok...they dont mention about the medication. Im just wondering how many filipinas/filipinos to suffer emotionally having a positive tb skin test, why can't the embassy also release our chest xray result(not the film) and included it on the visa packet. So when we look for a job & hired we can show it up. Not just the Immunization which in my case did not help at all. Just wondering...

[spartan 2]

Thanks guys for the response... I got a message frm the nurse where i took my chest xray & it turns ok...they dont mention about the medication. Im just wondering how many filipinas/filipinos to suffer emotionally having a positive tb skin test, why can't the embassy also release our chest xray result(not the film) and included it on the visa packet. So when we look for a job & hired we can show it up. Not just the Immunization which in my case did not help at all. Just wondering...

they will include the x-ray result in the visa packet. it is not a film, it's on a cd now. only the US customs immigration can open that. x-ray film here is not necessary when you look for a job. it is not like in philippines where we carry our wide x-ray films in applying companies.

[max&tabby 0]

Thanks guys for the response... I got a message frm the nurse where i took my chest xray & it turns ok...they dont mention about the medication. Im just wondering how many filipinas/filipinos to suffer emotionally having a positive tb skin test, why can't the embassy also release our chest xray result(not the film) and included it on the visa packet. So when we look for a job & hired we can show it up. Not just the Immunization which in my case did not help at all. Just wondering...

they will include the x-ray result in the visa packet. it is not a film, it's on a cd now. only the US customs immigration can open that. x-ray film here is not necessary when you look for a job. it is not like in philippines where we carry our wide x-ray films in applying companies.

exactly, why can't they include the chest xray result not just the cd, the explanation that were clear, are lungs are normal. So no more filipino/filipinas will suffer emotionally having positive tb skin test.

By the way regarding with the xray film(which i have), the immigration dont bother to check it.