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Votre Test Cuante de Despitage de le Tuberculose : Responses aux Questions les Plus Posees[Your TB Test : Answers to Questions People Ask Most Often]

This pamphlet discusses what it means to have a positive TB test result, how TB is spread, and the risks of transmission to friends and family members. It also explains the need for a chest X-ray after a positive skin test result.

Author:

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Division of Global Populations and Infectious Disease Prevention

Audiences:

Non-U.S.-born persons, Persons With LTBI

Topic:

Treatment- Patient Adherence, Infection Control, Treatment - Latent TB infection (Inactive TB), General TB Information, TB Skin Test, Diagnosis- Chest X-Ray

Language:

French

Country of Origin:

United States

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