tb test dropped from list

CDC HIV/AIDS/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update TB Test Dropped From List Campbell, Laurel
July 21, 1999

Cincinnati Post Online (07/20/99) In Ohio, Hamilton County children will no longer be tested for tuberculosis when they enter kindergarten in the fall. Officials say the low prevalence of TB in the region--only 25 to 30 cases of active TB each year for the past five years-- was a key element in the decision to drop the test. TB testing in areas with a low prevalence of the disease can result in false positives, according to Dr. Mary Allen Staat, of Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the American Academy of Pediatrics no longer recommends the test as standard procedure. New school employees and children new to the United States will still receive TB skin tests in Hamilton County.

Most Read: Latest Added Related Topics White House LGBT Conference on HIV/AIDS UNITED STATES: White House in Atlanta: LGBT AIDS Conference No more single-theme conferences: global HIV prevention conference planned FHI 360 Senior Scientist Lut Van Damme Receives International Microbicide Conference Lifetime Achievement Award Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and UNICEF Refute Erroneous AIDS Prevalence Figures Photographs from A Day with HIV Now Online Bulgaria urges Libya to investigate AIDS nurses case Engineers enter fight against AIDS in Africa Gilead’s Complera® Non-Inferior to Atripla® Among Treatment-Naive HIV Patients UN chief Ban calls world leaders to end Aids by 2020 Positive living Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs Youth organizations form a pact for social transformation in the AIDS response CountyCare Offers Historic Opportunity to Improve Care for People with HIV International AIDS Advocates Demand China Give $1 Billion to Global Fund Kingdom of Bahrain and UNAIDS commit to intensify cooperation CANADA: Celibate Homosexual Men Now Allowed to Donate Blood in Canada AFRICA: UN: AIDS Deaths Down, Treatment Up in Africa MICHIGAN: STD Fee for Jackson County Walk-In Clinic Takes Effect June 3 Screening Events Promote Hepatitis Testing and Prevention during National Hepatitis Awareness Month SWITZERLAND: Swiss TB Rate Below European Average MICHIGAN: Michigan Department of Community Health Encourages Testing for America's Silent Epidemic: Viral Hepatitis Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB OHIO: Cleveland LGBT Community Center Offers Free Support Groups and HIV, STD Testing: The Frugal Patient TB, HIV and malaria vaccine research gets major boost ARIZONA: Routine Skin Testing Available Again at Tuberculosis Clinic Starting May 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE: State Health Officials Urge Hepatitis Testing UNITED STATES: Hepatitis C Testing for People Born Between 1945 and 1965 Health group didn't disclose HIV tests, apologizes
Copyright © 1999 -CDC Prevention News Update, Publisher. All rights reserved to Information, Inc., Bethesda, MD. The CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention provides the following information as a public service only. Providing synopses of key scientific articles and lay media reports on HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis does not constitute CDC endorsement. This daily update also includes information from CDC and other government agencies, such as background on Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) articles, fact sheets, press releases and announcements. Reproduction of this text is encouraged; however, copies may not be sold, and the CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update should be cited as the source of the information. Contact the sources of the articles abstracted below for full texts of the articles. Information in this article was accurate in July 21, 1999. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.