Tuberculosis

In close cooperation with faculty from the Division of Infectious Diseases, clinic staff will evaluate TB referrals along with referrals of patients suffering from lung infections such as pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and chronic fungal infections.

TB Screening May be Recommended For Certain Conditions

• Health and child care workers
• Household contacts of persons known or suspected to have TB
• Medically under-served, low income persons and high-risk ethnic minorities
• Persons from countries with high TB incidence (Latin America, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Africa)
• Person with conditions known to increase risk of TB, such as HIV infections, chronic poor nutrition, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus 
• Residents of chronic care facilities and correctional institutions