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Post by 786 on Oct 22, 2012 19:09:09 GMT
I am a new hire getting ready to embark to Aramco in few weeks.
As part of school requirement, we were asked to check our son ( 6 years) for tb test.
His skin test came positive. Doctor asked us to get a chest x-ray done to confirm if he has tb or not. He has not shown signs of TB ever and now the test results are a big concern for us. I am not a doctor but how confident one should feel about the skin test? Has anyone run into such a situation?
Thank you
786
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Post by vpainter on Oct 23, 2012 19:13:32 GMT
There are false positives with the skin test and the chest x-ray will be accurate. There are groups of people with positive skin tests, that do not have TB.
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Post by 786 on Oct 23, 2012 19:19:58 GMT
Vpainter
Thank you for your input. It makes us feel better.
We also received the chest x-rays today and they came out clear. I hope Dhahran school will not make a big deal out of TB test results.
Thanks again.
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Post by vpainter on Oct 23, 2012 19:23:46 GMT
Everyone who arrives in KSA has another TB test done. If its positive again, they will do a chest xray to confirm that it is a false positive and that will go in their medical records.
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Post by emma on Oct 29, 2012 19:17:10 GMT
Hi 786, Don' t worry, I don t think TB test positive will have any impact on your medical clearance or school acceptance.  I had sponsored 2 maids in the last 4 years, and both of them came with a positive TB tests.Aramco didn' t refuse their Iqama at all. they just decide to put them under medications for 6 months. and again I could refuse to treat them if I wanted to, because they actually weren' t sick, they were just at risk if they are close to someone infected. Good luck. Emma |
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Post by divenpuff on Oct 30, 2012 12:07:09 GMT
ok Re: TB test positive for kid
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Post by vpainter on Nov 6, 2012 19:56:04 GMT
divenpuff, this is not your home country. Medical requirements are company policy. Something one needs to consider when accepting employment with Aramco.
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Uman
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Post by Uman on Nov 8, 2012 15:54:51 GMT
in other words...if you want the paycheck you have no say
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