Pseudoepidemics Of Tuberculin Skin Test Conversions Common In Army Population

A recent study led by Army Major James Mancuso, M.D., MPH, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), identifies that the tuberculin skin test (TST) results in many false positives when used in the low-risk US military population. The study, titled “Pseudoepidemics of Tuberculin Skin Test Conversions in the U.S.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on June 10th, 2008