Q&A: X-rays for TB screening
OSHA Healthcare Connection, August 3, 2010
Q: How often do you need a chest x-ray if you test positive to TB? A staff physician believes he needs to have one every 4-5 years unless he becomes symptomatic. What is the recommendation?
A: CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 provides advice and in this case recommends against repeat x-rays.
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