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Answer: ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a TB skin test should be read by a “health-care worker trained to read tuberculin skin testing (TST) results.” Therefore, a medical assistant who has been trained to read TST results is considered qualified and is permitted to do so under the ...

UPMC Urgent Care TB testing can also be administered by your PCP. Proof of TB testing must be provided to the Education Department. Payment of the TB testing is the intern's responsibility. The cost is $29.00 per step.

Thereafter, annual TB testing is not recommended unless there is a known exposure to a case of infectious TB disease or there is ongoing transmission in the health care setting where the individual works. A positive TB test indicates that a person has been infected with TB bacteria.

TST Basics The TST is an intradermal injection of 0.1 ml of tuberculin (PPD) on the inner surface of the forearm. The skin test reaction should be read between 48 and 72 hours after administration.

How is the TST Read? The skin test reaction should be read between 48 and 72 hours after administration by a health care worker trained to read TST results. A patient who does not return within 72 hours will need to be rescheduled for another skin test.

Nurses' role in TB testing All nurses learn how to administer and interpret TB skin tests and that a result of ≥10 mm induration is positive. The test can be given as a one- or two-step screening.