Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 It's not new. It is called a PPD test. I had my first one back in the late 70's and I just had one done last year as part of my EN testing. However I never had one " blow up! " Mine was just a small lump and then it was gone. Below is a link (I hope it shows up as a link) to a description. http://health.yahoo.com/health/ency/adam/003839/overview Terri --- mwb42864 wrote: > Has anyone out there ever heard of the new TB > testing? I'm not even > sure if it's new! All I remember about TB testing > is that 4-pronged > punch thing. I'm assuming that's the 'scratch' > test?? Anyway, > interesting thing yesterday . . . I was > fingerprinting a guy > yesterday (I fingerprint substitutes and new > teachers as part of my > HR job) and he was telling me as part of getting his > job he had to > have a TB test. He told me they didn't do the punch > thing, but > actually stuck a needle just under his skin and > injected something. > He said it blows up like a blister and he showed me > it as it was > yesterday . . . it looked like one of our very angry > lumps! He says > it's a false positive; he believes he let it get > infected . . . I > have a feeling it's a positive! I wanted to ask him > a bunch of > questions like 'have you ever gotten lumps in your > legs?!?!' but I > didn't. > > Anyway . . . thought that was interesting . . . > wanted to share. > > Have a great day! > M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 That is very interesting....Thanks for sharing it with us. I have never had the test, but I don't understand why with EN that they don't automatically test for it. Jomwb42864 wrote: Has anyone out there ever heard of the new TB testing? I'm not even sure if it's new! All I remember about TB testing is that 4-pronged punch thing. I'm assuming that's the 'scratch' test?? Anyway, interesting thing yesterday . . . I was fingerprinting a guy yesterday (I fingerprint substitutes and new teachers as part of my HR job) and he was telling me as part of getting his job he had to have a TB test. He told me they didn't do the punch thing, but actually stuck a needle just under his skin and injected something. He said it blows up like a blister and he showed me it as it was yesterday . . . it looked like one of our very angry lumps! He says it's a false positive; he believes he let it get infected . . . I have a feeling it's a positive! I wanted to ask him a bunch of questions like 'have you ever gotten lumps in your legs?!?!' but I didn't. Anyway . . . thought that was interesting . . . wanted to share.Have a great day!M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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