If a TB skin test is needed in at any other time, please call your local Public Health Department or schedule through Dr. Andrew Dauer’s office (MSOE Medical Director) 283-8444. Aurora Health Clinic, 1575 N. Rivercenter Drive. Please schedule with the medical assistant, Marisol.
TB skin testing is required for:
- students who have arrived within the past 5 years from countries where tuberculosis is endemic**
- other high risk categories include a history of HIV, IV drug use, diabetes, silicosis, certain malignancies
- students who work in high risk congregate settings such as nursing homes, hospitals etc. (MSOE Student Nurses and Perfusion students)
- Persons with S/S active disease (productive, prolonged cough for more than 3 weeks duration, chest pain, coughing up blood, fever, chills, night sweats, appetite loss, weight loss, easy fatigability.)
* A history of BCG vaccination should not preclude TB skin testing of students from high risk countries.
** It is easier to identify countries of low rather than high TB prevalence. Therefore, students should undergo TB screening if they have arrived from countries EXCEPT those on the following list: