The Indiana State Department of Health says 85 skins tests for tuberculosis have come back positive, up from the 54 cases reported lasted week.The tests are part of an investigation into a Rock Creek ...
SELLERSBURG, IN (WAVE) - Southern Indiana health officials have tested 250 students and staff at a Sellersburg school for tuberculosis after one student tested positive for the illness. Of the 250 ...
The state Department of Health will institute new tuberculosis screening procedures on Monday, meaning that traditional TB skin tests may no longer be necessary for TB clearances needed for jobs, ...
The Cleveland County Health Department is investigating after an individual at Gardner-Webb University tested positive for tuberculosis. Health officials said they were notified about the case on ...
Researcher found that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection -- i.e. a positive skin or blood test -- should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the disease, ...
A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the ...
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A positive test for Tuberculosis in Clark County, Indiana has an entire school under the microscope. One student has tested positive for the disease, but 48 others have tested ...
The number of individuals identified as having positive tuberculosis (TB) skin tests has increased from 54 to 85, the Indiana State Department of Health confirmed Friday. These individuals are ...
might be less likely to return for TB skin test reading and interpretation (eg, people experiencing homelessness or people who use drugs); The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is also called the TB skin ...