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snowwisher

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HI MY SON HAS BEEN THOUGHT TO HAVE TB TWICE NOW.THEY ARE TESTING HIM AGAIN TO BE SURE.? IS HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN THROUGH THIS?AND IS IT COMMON AMOUNG CF'ERS?THANKS MOM OF CF YOUNG ADULT
 
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snowwisher

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HI MY SON HAS BEEN THOUGHT TO HAVE TB TWICE NOW.THEY ARE TESTING HIM AGAIN TO BE SURE.? IS HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN THROUGH THIS?AND IS IT COMMON AMOUNG CF'ERS?THANKS MOM OF CF YOUNG ADULT
 
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snowwisher

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HI MY SON HAS BEEN THOUGHT TO HAVE TB TWICE NOW.THEY ARE TESTING HIM AGAIN TO BE SURE.? IS HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN THROUGH THIS?AND IS IT COMMON AMOUNG CF'ERS?THANKS MOM OF CF YOUNG ADULT
 
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snowwisher

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HI MY SON HAS BEEN THOUGHT TO HAVE TB TWICE NOW.THEY ARE TESTING HIM AGAIN TO BE SURE.? IS HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN THROUGH THIS?AND IS IT COMMON AMOUNG CF'ERS?THANKS MOM OF CF YOUNG ADULT
 
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snowwisher

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HI MY SON HAS BEEN THOUGHT TO HAVE TB TWICE NOW.THEY ARE TESTING HIM AGAIN TO BE SURE.? IS HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN THROUGH THIS?AND IS IT COMMON AMOUNG CF'ERS?THANKS MOM OF CF YOUNG ADULT
 
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Sakem

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My son has never been tested, but I thought a remember reading a thread awhile back, where some clinics do TB tests yearly? And something about alot of people with CF test positive, but actually don't have TB? hope someone is able to answer this
 
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Sakem

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My son has never been tested, but I thought a remember reading a thread awhile back, where some clinics do TB tests yearly? And something about alot of people with CF test positive, but actually don't have TB? hope someone is able to answer this
 
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Sakem

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My son has never been tested, but I thought a remember reading a thread awhile back, where some clinics do TB tests yearly? And something about alot of people with CF test positive, but actually don't have TB? hope someone is able to answer this
 
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Sakem

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My son has never been tested, but I thought a remember reading a thread awhile back, where some clinics do TB tests yearly? And something about alot of people with CF test positive, but actually don't have TB? hope someone is able to answer this
 
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Sakem

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My son has never been tested, but I thought a remember reading a thread awhile back, where some clinics do TB tests yearly? And something about alot of people with CF test positive, but actually don't have TB? hope someone is able to answer this
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juliepie

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TB is a type of mycobacteria. When they run a culture on a sputum sample, they don't get specific bacterial identifications right away. If something comes up "gram positive" and "acid fast" (both of which refer to whether or not the bacteria shows up a certain way on the slide during the testing) then they might just want to eliminate TB right off the bat. I cultured a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria and it took about 8 weeks to figure out specifically what it was, but TB was eliminated first because of the skin test they did.

It could just be a routine test, or it could be because something grew out on a culture and they wanted to be sure it wasn't TB because the test for it is pretty easy and relatively fast.

Good luck!
 
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juliepie

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TB is a type of mycobacteria. When they run a culture on a sputum sample, they don't get specific bacterial identifications right away. If something comes up "gram positive" and "acid fast" (both of which refer to whether or not the bacteria shows up a certain way on the slide during the testing) then they might just want to eliminate TB right off the bat. I cultured a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria and it took about 8 weeks to figure out specifically what it was, but TB was eliminated first because of the skin test they did.

It could just be a routine test, or it could be because something grew out on a culture and they wanted to be sure it wasn't TB because the test for it is pretty easy and relatively fast.

Good luck!
 
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juliepie

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TB is a type of mycobacteria. When they run a culture on a sputum sample, they don't get specific bacterial identifications right away. If something comes up "gram positive" and "acid fast" (both of which refer to whether or not the bacteria shows up a certain way on the slide during the testing) then they might just want to eliminate TB right off the bat. I cultured a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria and it took about 8 weeks to figure out specifically what it was, but TB was eliminated first because of the skin test they did.

It could just be a routine test, or it could be because something grew out on a culture and they wanted to be sure it wasn't TB because the test for it is pretty easy and relatively fast.

Good luck!
 
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juliepie

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TB is a type of mycobacteria. When they run a culture on a sputum sample, they don't get specific bacterial identifications right away. If something comes up "gram positive" and "acid fast" (both of which refer to whether or not the bacteria shows up a certain way on the slide during the testing) then they might just want to eliminate TB right off the bat. I cultured a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria and it took about 8 weeks to figure out specifically what it was, but TB was eliminated first because of the skin test they did.

It could just be a routine test, or it could be because something grew out on a culture and they wanted to be sure it wasn't TB because the test for it is pretty easy and relatively fast.

Good luck!
 
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juliepie

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TB is a type of mycobacteria. When they run a culture on a sputum sample, they don't get specific bacterial identifications right away. If something comes up "gram positive" and "acid fast" (both of which refer to whether or not the bacteria shows up a certain way on the slide during the testing) then they might just want to eliminate TB right off the bat. I cultured a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria and it took about 8 weeks to figure out specifically what it was, but TB was eliminated first because of the skin test they did.
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<br />It could just be a routine test, or it could be because something grew out on a culture and they wanted to be sure it wasn't TB because the test for it is pretty easy and relatively fast.
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<br />Good luck!
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I went into the ER one time I was thought to have TB and I was put in isolation. This happened even though I told the ER docs that I have CF. All doctors should know that when you have CF, it can mimic signs of TB. Anyway, I don't think I was ever really tested for it because my CF doc came in and pretty much told them that they were morons and he wanted me out of isolation...LOL...I love that man!! Anyway, that is the hospital stay that I found out that I needed to start evaluations for the double lung and liver transplants. It was a horrible stay.
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I went into the ER one time I was thought to have TB and I was put in isolation. This happened even though I told the ER docs that I have CF. All doctors should know that when you have CF, it can mimic signs of TB. Anyway, I don't think I was ever really tested for it because my CF doc came in and pretty much told them that they were morons and he wanted me out of isolation...LOL...I love that man!! Anyway, that is the hospital stay that I found out that I needed to start evaluations for the double lung and liver transplants. It was a horrible stay.
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I went into the ER one time I was thought to have TB and I was put in isolation. This happened even though I told the ER docs that I have CF. All doctors should know that when you have CF, it can mimic signs of TB. Anyway, I don't think I was ever really tested for it because my CF doc came in and pretty much told them that they were morons and he wanted me out of isolation...LOL...I love that man!! Anyway, that is the hospital stay that I found out that I needed to start evaluations for the double lung and liver transplants. It was a horrible stay.
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I went into the ER one time I was thought to have TB and I was put in isolation. This happened even though I told the ER docs that I have CF. All doctors should know that when you have CF, it can mimic signs of TB. Anyway, I don't think I was ever really tested for it because my CF doc came in and pretty much told them that they were morons and he wanted me out of isolation...LOL...I love that man!! Anyway, that is the hospital stay that I found out that I needed to start evaluations for the double lung and liver transplants. It was a horrible stay.
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I went into the ER one time I was thought to have TB and I was put in isolation. This happened even though I told the ER docs that I have CF. All doctors should know that when you have CF, it can mimic signs of TB. Anyway, I don't think I was ever really tested for it because my CF doc came in and pretty much told them that they were morons and he wanted me out of isolation...LOL...I love that man!! Anyway, that is the hospital stay that I found out that I needed to start evaluations for the double lung and liver transplants. It was a horrible stay.
 
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