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masterchiefk57

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I’m looking over the standard AAMC immunization form and it has sections for 4 separate TB test readings....are we required to receive 3 additional test even if the first is negative????

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AAMC form only requires 2 (guessing the other slots are optional if you want to include past tests) ---> Results of last (2) TSTs (PPDs) or (1) IGRA blood test are required regardless of prior BCG status.



It seems like most schools require the two step TB test
 
If I have latent TB am I required to be treated?
 
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Bummer, I was hoping not to have to take a truckload of abx.

On top of that, a lot of clinical sites won’t let you rotate without a negative ppd. (And then the standard quant/cxr stuff)
 
On top of that, a lot of clinical sites won’t let you rotate without a negative ppd. (And then the standard quant/cxr stuff)
Wait, so if I have latent TB I won't be allowed to rotate there? (since I assume my ppd will be positive even though I was diagnosed not through ppd but through a blood test [QFN-GIT])
 
On top of that, a lot of clinical sites won’t let you rotate without a negative ppd. (And then the standard quant/cxr stuff)
What about if you got the BCG vaccine ? Would I be allowed on clinical sites because my ppd test would be positive . Or since I got the BCG would I have to do the blood test ?
 
Wait, so if I have latent TB I won't be allowed to rotate there? (since I assume my ppd will be positive even though I was diagnosed not through ppd but through a blood test [QFN-GIT])

It has to be treated.
 
What about if you got the BCG vaccine ? Would I be allowed on clinical sites because my ppd test would be positive . Or since I got the BCG would I have to do the blood test ?
Yes, you can do the quantiferon gold instead of ppd. No clinical site is going to ban you if the quantiferon gold is negative and you have a documented history of getting the BCG vaccine. It’s well known that it causes false positive PPDs
 
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