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Medicines bacillus calmette-guerinQuestion & answer

bacillus calmette-guerin · Medicine question

Can BCG alter a tuberculosis skin test?

iatroX medicinesPublished 19 August 2026Reviewed 19 August 2026

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Answer

Yes. It can make a tuberculin skin test positive or harder to interpret, so baseline assessment is recommended by the product information.

Sources for this answer

OncoTICEemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 16
BCG-medac Powder and solvent for intravesical suspensionemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 5

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