Patient's question:
A child is 12 years old and has been vaccinated with BCG. Currently, a sputum test and urine test for tuberculosis antibodies are negative (-). What does this mean? It indicates whether the BCG vaccination was successful. Can a 12-year-old be revaccinated?Doctor's answer:
I'm glad to help clarify this for you. Based on the situation you described, this is normal. There is no need to get the BCG vaccine anymore. A negative tuberculin antibody result means the test is normal, indicating no tuberculosis infection, so it is negative. If there is a tuberculosis infection, the result would be positive. This is the advice for the question "A 12-year-old child has been vaccinated with BCG vaccine and has a negative (negative) tuberculin antibody test in a sputum and urine test. What does this mean?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!