Q I got a tuberculosis skin test for my health care job and tested positive. A follow-up blood test was also positive, and I ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

SHELBY, N.C. — The Cleveland County Health Department is investigating after an individual at Gardner-Webb University tested positive for tuberculosis. Health officials said they were notified about ...

More than 10,000 americans and 141 Tennesseans tested positive for tuberculosis in 2025, according to recently released data ...

EAST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The La. Department of Corrections (DOC) confirmed another inmate has preliminarily tested positive for tuberculosis, but it remains unknown if this case is ...

MONROE, N.C. — A Porter Ridge High School student tested positive for tuberculosis and officials with Union County Public Health said on Thursday that it estimates at least 270 people may have been in ...

A potential exposure to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at Southwestern Community College raises concerns as San Diego County officials urge early screening.