Tuberculosis
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended selected screening for tuberculosis. If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, then you should discuss TB screening at your child's next checkup.
- Has your child had contact with anyone with confirmed or suspected tuberculosis?
- Has your child had contact with anyone in contact with people in prison over the past five years?
- Has your child relocated from an epidemic area (Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America)?
- Has your child traveled to an epidemic area in the past 2 years?
- Has your child been exposed to the following persons?
- HIV-infected
- Homeless
- Residents of nursing home
- Institutionalized adolescents or adults
- Users of illicit drugs
- Incarcerated adolescents or adults
- Migrant farm workers
If your child has ongoing exposures to the above questions, then they should be screened for TB every 2-3 years.
