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Tuberculosis (TB) Center
Florida Department of Health - Hillsborough County
- 813-307-8000
- Info.HillsWeb@FLHealth.gov
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Fax
813-273-3721 -
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 5135
Tampa, FL 33675-5135
The purpose of the Tuberculosis (TB) Center is to:
- Identify and treat until cure all cases of TB disease.
- Evaluate and test individuals in close contact to a case of TB disease.
- Conduct TB surveillance activities.
- Provide education on TB disease.
- Provide priority testing to individuals at high risk for developing TB disease.
Appointments
Services are provided by appointment Monday - Friday from
To schedule an appointment, call 813-307-8047.
We are located at:
Sulphur Springs Health Complex Building
8515 N. Mitchell Ave.
Tampa, FL 33604
- What is TB?
- What is the difference between TB Infection and TB Disease?
- Who is at high risk for TB infection?
- Who is at high risk for progression from TB infection to TB disease?
TB is an airborne disease that can be spread when someone who is infectious coughs, sneezes, sings,
TB infection means that a person has the TB germ in their body, but their immune system is able to protect the body from becoming sick, so the person is not contagious. TB disease means that a person has the TB germ in their body, but their immune system is no longer able to protect them from the TB germ, therefore, they become sick and can spread TB to others. For more information, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Anyone can become infected with TB, but some people are at higher risk:
- Close contacts (people who share the same breathing space with someone who has TB disease)
- Individuals living in congregate settings (homeless shelter, jail/prison, nursing homes, etc.)
- Foreign-born people from countries where a lot of people have TB disease.
- Health care workers working with populations at high-risk for TB disease.
Individuals who:
- Have been recently infected with TB (within 2 years)
- Have
diabetes Have chronic kidney failure with dialysis- Have cancer of the head, neck, or lung
- Are on prolonged immunosuppressive therapy (e.g. steroids, chemotherapy)
- Have had an organ transplant
- Are HIV-positive
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