The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National TB Controllers Association ... UAB will no longer require routine annual TB skin testing for most existing employees, effective ...

According to the CDC, tuberculosis (TB ... The vaccine can cause a false positive TB skin test reaction. TB blood tests are ...

the CDC recommends a tuberculin skin test or blood test first. If you test negative, you should get another test eight to 10 weeks after returning to the United States. Take any recommended ...

However, a skin test does not indicate whether the TB is active or inactive, according to the CDC. So, once someone tests positive for TB bacteria, they need a second test to tell whether it is ...

so that we can identify who has tuberculosis disease and then who their contacts may be, so they can reduce the spread to other people.” You can read more from the CDC about the Skin Test here.