The California Tuberculosis Risk Assessment is a product developed jointly by the Tuberculosis Control Branch at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA), and the Curry International tuberculosis Center (CITC). The tool is designed to help clinicians select adults for LTBI testing who are at high-risk for TB exposure or progression to TB disease.
The Risk Assessment tool calls out 3 groups for testing:
1) Foreign-born
2) Immunosuppressed (e.g., HIV, TNF alpha inhibitor use, steroids, organ transplant)
3) Contacts
The accompanying California Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Fact Sheet answers many anticipated questions on using this tool.
The product is available in PDF. We are interested in receiving your feedback and hearing about how you use this product. Please send any comments to: CurryTBCenter@ucsf.edu.
It’s important to note that certain populations are mandated for testing by statute, regulation, or policy. Examples of these populations include: healthcare workers, residents or employees of correctional institutions, substance abuse treatment facilities, homeless shelters, and others. The tool does not modify legal requirements or other testing mandates.
California Tuberculosis Risk Assessment UPDATED August 2024
CDPH has also developed related risk assessment tools for the pediatric population, school staff and volunteers, and College and University students. These versions are also available on the CDPH website.
Date of Updates: August 2024
Date of Original Release: December 2015