DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...
The literature shows that the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in kidney transplant recipients compared with the general population. TB prophylaxis is usually given to recipients (not donors) ...
At what point should a patient have repeat chest x-ray after reporting a prior (10 years ago) positive purified protein derivative (PPD) result with subsequent isoniazid therapy? The patient reports ...
DAVID: WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREADING IN OMAHA. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M DAVID EARL. ALEXANDRA: I’M ALEXANDRA STONE. WE FIRST BROKE THE STORY IN THE KETV MOBILE APP. THE ...
SURFACED. MELANIE. YEAH. TESTING SITES LIKE THIS ONE RUN BY THE COUNTY. CHECK FOR TUBERCULOSIS AS FOR THE PEOPLE EXPOSED ON THAT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, THEY ARE BEING OFFERED TESTS ON THEIR CAMPUS ...
The incidence of TB is quite high in developing countries, and your experience is an example of similar reports of series of pulmonary infections from India. In fact, in some series the incidence is ...