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Any false positive TB blood test results out there?

Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (14)
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I have had the gold plus test three times, twice in 2021 and once in 2022 and they all came back positive but my chest ex ray is clean. Where do I go from here? Should I request further testing and if so what? Should I be on medication or is it okay to just not worry about it? Thanks

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jan 21, 2023

My daughter, brother and I always test positive for TB to to repeated exposures. The clear chest x-rays indicates no treatment is required.
This can be tricky, because some doctors believe the gold test is definitive. My ID doc and my daughter's (in 2 different health systems) disagree.
Do you have a known exposure? My daughter was a jail nurse, but my brother and I have no idea where we got this. Unless you are symptomatic, I would say you can relax.
Sue

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