After a student developed active TB
Wayne State University made testing foreign students and staff
manadatory
Wayne State University requires Tuberculosis Testing (TB) for all international students including Canadians citizens, and all international students who commute from Canada to WSU.
Whilst they are opting for the skin test the results need to be confirmed
Depending on your TB test result, you may also need to have a blood test or chest x-ray.
It seems that of the positive TSTs 25% are
false positives
Of the students tested at Wayne State, 40 percent have positive results. Forty percent are given blood tests or X-rays. Of the blood tests, 30 percent come back latent.
There appears to be no problem with compliance
“Our international students are so focused when they get here,” said Linda Seatts, director of the Office of International Students and Scholars. “They’ll do anything they have to do.”
