Personal Health Services
TB Clinic
- CDC TB Elimination
- Reportable diseases in Illinois
- IDPH Laws and Rules
- IDPH A-Z Topic List
- Target Audience: Madison County residents.
- Eligibility or Criteria: Madison County residents.
- Fee: $10 for skin testing - No fees for other care
- For more information, call (618) 692-8954 ext. 2 or Deanne Vasiloff (618) 296-6081, Patty Gabel (618) 296-6090, Kenny Muller (618) 296-6083, or Bernadette Sobczak (618) 296-6085.
Tuberculosis Clinic Hours
| Monday 10:30am - 5:30pm | Tuesday 9am - 4pm | Wednesday 9am - 4pm | Friday 9am - 4pm |
No appointment necessary.
Description
Madison County Health Department provides screening services for tuberculosis during regular clinic hours. Screening is done by a skin test where purified protein derivative (PPD) is injected just under the skin in the Mantoux method. This injection produces a wheal under the skin that rapidly returns to normal. The client must return to the health department in 48 to 72 hours so a clinic nurse can evaluate the test. In a normal or negative test, nothing will remain at the test site. If the test site is red or indurated (raised), further evaluation will be needed. An interview will be conducted to determine if the client is at risk for having active tuberculosis and a chest x-ray will be ordered.
An individual with a positive skin test will be evaluated by our pulmonologist. If he determines the client does not have active TB disease but has been exposed to tuberculosis, he may recommend preventive treatment with a medicine called Isoniazid. This medicine is provided by the health department at no charge, but the client must return to the health department each month for evaluation and for a refill. The client will be treated and monitored for 9 months.
If a client is diagnosed with active tuberculosis, a nurse will make a home visit each day to give the client their medicine. Blood tests will be ordered as well as cultures on sputums and follow-up chest x-rays. There is no charge for any of these services. The nurse will monitor and evaluate the patient until released from the physician (6 to 12 months).
The TB clinic has been in place since 1972 when the TB sanitarium closed.
Benefits
The goal of the program is to treat active tuberculosis and stop the spread of this disease to the general public.