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Can all europeans test positive for tuberculosis on the tb skin test because europeans get a vaccine for it?
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No: If you get bcg (tb vaccine) you can get false positive PPD for up to 4 years. A blood test quantiferon will differentiate false positives from true positives.
Answered 12/2/2014
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