Although not an immunization, tuberculosis screening is often included with immunization information.
The CDC recommends that people should be tested for TB is they:
- have spent time with a person known or suspected to have active TB disease; or
- have HIV infection or another condition that weakens the immune system and puts them at high risk for active TB disease; or
- have symptoms of active TB disease; or
- are from a country where active TB disease is very common (most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia); or
- live somewhere in the United States where active TB disease is more common such as a homeless shelter, migrant farm camp, prison or jail, or some nursing homes); or
- inject illegal drugs.
Recommended test is Mantoux
- Contains 5 tuberculin units of purified protein derivative (PPD)
- Administered intradermally
- Should be read 48-72 hours after placement
HIV-positive children
- Annual skin test
Incarcerated youth
- Skin test 2-3 years
Children exposed to high risk people
- Skin test at 4 to 6 years and 11 to 16 years
If administering test at the same time as MMR vaccine, do both at the same time or wait to do the PPD 4-6 weeks post MMR vaccine
