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What You Need to Know About the TB Skin Test
Abstract
This fact sheet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials.htm. This fact sheet provides general information on the TB skin test.Publisher:
CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Audience(s):
General Public
Topic:
Diagnosis, TB Skin Test
Notes:
Other patient education materials in this collection include: "Get the Facts About TB Disease", "Staying on Track with TB Medicine", "Protect Your Family and Friends from TB: The TB Contact Investigation", "What You Need to Know About TB Infection", and "Take Steps to Control TB When You Have HIV". CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) materials can be ordered in a number of ways: 1) by accessing the online order form at www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb; 2) by faxing a request for material to the NCHSTP Office of Communications at 404-639-8910; or 3) by mailing a request to the CDC NCHSTP Office of Communications at 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS E-07, Atlanta, GA 30333. Request item #99-8220.