Return to Class for Active TB

A student diagnosed with active pulmonary or laryngeal TB may be highly infectious; and will not be able to attend class or clinical experiences until he/she is noninfectious. In order to return to school the student will need to provide documentation from the health care provider that he/she is noninfectious. The documentation needs to include evidence that:

The student has received adequate therapy for a minimum of 2 weeks.
The cough has resolved, and the student is not experiencing chest pain, hemoptysis, fever or chills.
The results of three consecutive sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears collected on different days are negative