Amanda Lahners, REHS/RS,
Administrator

Sandra Deausy MD.,
Health Officer

Health Board Memebers

Annabella Juhasz, MD-President

Patrick Dorroh, DVM, Vice-President

Mark Nelson, MD

Georgetta Manning-Cox, DDS

Ali Laun

Lauren Arnold

La Porte County Health Department

La Porte Office

809 State Street, Suite 401A
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone (LP): 219-326-6808 Ext. 2200 or 219-325-5563

Fax: 219-325-8628

Michigan City Office

LA PORTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TB TESTING – $10.00 CASH ONLY

Free for contacts to active TB cases.

TB testing is done during immunization clinic hours.

You must be able to return to the office to have the test read 2 days after the test.

Michigan City Office Testing is on Monday and Tuesdays, 8:15 AM – 3:00 PM

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.

A test to detect TB infection is a skin test. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is performed by injecting a small amount of fluid (called tuberculin) into the skin in the lower part of the arm. A person given the tuberculin skin test must return 48 hours later (2 days) to have a trained health care worker look for a reaction on the arm.

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