April 16, 2009

QuantiFERON-TB Gold slam dunks the opposition

University of Michigan have updated their admission requirements for foreign students;

You can meet the requirement by providing the following documentation IN ENGLISH, and including your COMPLETE NAME:

  • Negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold test done within a year of starting UM classes OR
  • Positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold test AND normal chest x-ray (report preferred) OR
  • Completed treatment report for active or inactive TB

The following types of documentation are not acceptable:
  • TB skin test (PPD)
  • Tine test
  • QuantiFERON test
  • Chest x-ray only
  • T-SPOT test