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 ...
TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives ...