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If you take a PPD test while your resistance is low, is there a possibility you will develop tuberculosis


If you take a PPD test while your resistance is low, is there a possibility you will develop tuberculosis?

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not from the PPD test. the test is just an injection of TB antigen. if you've had it before, you'll develop an immune reaction at the injection site. if not, nothing will happen. if you've had TB, you likely still have it. in which case, if you become immunocompromised, it can reactivate



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