tuberculosis

[truedeath1]

DMP said the TB is inactive and he referred me to a chest specialist.
but my question is what the embassy will do.
will they ask for further test or treatment or they will issue the visa?
can they ask for further test once they confirmed with letter that the visa is ready and they ask for passport and they receive the passport.

 

[comarxx]

The OP said this was the result.

That's a confirmed positive. (Once upon a time, many years ago, I used to do TB smears and cultures as a job).

Oh, okay. Thats what i thought but not sure.

 

[comarxx]

Yeah, maybe his DMP was not sure of the xray.. But I think the DMP didnt told him that there s something suspicious of it.

The OP said the dmp tried to tell him by caling him but unfortunately his cellphone was turned off at the time.

To answer the question, I dont think they will give you your visa unless they are 100% sure your cleared.

 

[comarxx]

DMP said the TB is inactive and he referred me to a chest specialist.
but my question is what the embassy will do.
will they ask for further test or treatment or they will issue the visa?
can they ask for further test once they confirmed with letter that the visa is ready and they ask for passport and they receive the passport.

I think it depends on what the lungs specialist connected to your clinic have to say. If he writes a letter stating your cleared and fit to travel then thats good. Your dmp will then maybe make his own report and pass this together with the spacialist report to your vo.

 

[on-hold]

A TB+ culture is a test that is 100% positive, it shows that you have active TB -- and it's done from phleghm, so if a culture was performed, then you are able to produce phlegm. If you had a TB culture performed, then you must have either had some symptoms, or a suspicious X-ray; if you weren't producing phlegm, then they must have done a somewhat invasive test that makes you cough it up.

As for how immigration will consider this, I suspect they will take it very seriously -- a few years ago immigration was actually sued by a woman who married a Caribbean man who had drug-resistant TB. EVen though he infected several Canadians and got free medical treatment, he argued that his health was compromised by thinking that he was healthy and not getting treatment.

I don't know how CIC will consider regular TB, but I am sure they will require you to have more than 2 weeks treatment. Even though you aren't infectious at that point, you will still have to be treated for another 6-9 months, and if you quit before that period you can become infectious again. Neither is it certain that the TB will be cured, it might be resistant to treatment.

I'm sorry to be negative, I know that this must be a terrible blow; it might also be that I'm more pessimistic about CIC's view of this than is necessary.

 

[truedeath1]

according to a immigration lawyer, for family class sponsorship there are cases where visa was issued though the sputum test were positive. but i can not be optimistic. waiting for the result.

 

[comarxx]

according to a immigration lawyer, for family class sponsorship there are cases where visa was issued though the sputum test were positive. but i can not be optimistic. waiting for the result.

Okay. Don't worry they will not deny you because of ptb. Once your cleared, you're good to go! Have faith! Cheers!

 

[zardoz]

And, for anyone that doesn't know anything about the subject, here is a useful reference link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

 

[computerangel]

DMP said the TB is inactive and he referred me to a chest specialist.
but my question is what the embassy will do.
will they ask for further test or treatment or they will issue the visa?
can they ask for further test once they confirmed with letter that the visa is ready and they ask for passport and they receive the passport.

Hi last year when I went for a Medical. I talked to a lady she was the aunt of the Applicant. she said that the boy undergo for 6 month treatmentfor lung scar found in his xray. That was his last treatment and the Doctor already give him clearance.. Im sure you be fine

 

[on-hold]

What you people are talking about is not the same as a positive lung X-ray. A positive culture means he has active TB, and he is not going to be automatically admitted to Canada after treatment. His disease is going to be evaluated for antibiotic resistance, and he is going to be treated; after treatment he will be evaluated to make certain he is cured. Treatment is going to be between 6 and 9 months depending on the course. It's a serious disease, and he should be worried more about curing himself, and then pursuing his application.

HOnestly, the lady who you met who is the aunt of the applicant has nothing to do with a positive TB culture. Go talk to your doctor and don't listen to advice on an immigration forum.

 

[truedeath1]

for all of your information, as referred by the DMP i went to a chest specialist. and i went through several other tests including xray. there is no change in the xray. and all other tests were negative. and the chest specialist said i have no problem, i am fine. the bacteria found in the sputum might be dead already.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

for all of your information, as referred by the DMP i went to a chest specialist. and i went through several other tests including xray. there is no change in the xray. and all other tests were negative. and the chest specialist said i have no problem, i am fine. the bacteria found in the sputum might be dead already.

With multiple clear x-rays and no symptoms I would think that the sputum sample may have been contaminated.

 

[on-hold]

What I don't understand, and which is never made clear, is why he had the sputum test in the first place. It's not routine, and if the patient isn't producing sputum, highly unpleasant. And he doesn't say his X-ray is clear, he says there is no change in it. I dunno, up to CIC.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

What I don't understand, and which is never made clear, is why he had the sputum test in the first place. It's not routine, and if the patient isn't producing sputum, highly unpleasant. And he doesn't say his X-ray is clear, he says there is no change in it. I dunno, up to CIC.

In his original post he wrote "but in my Xray there was no findings related to TB. and there was no change in my six months x rays." Then subsequent xrays had no change. I took this to mean that all his xrays were clear.

They may have opted for a sputum test as the skin test is not always the best indicator. Some people are just more sensitive to the skin test and will provide false positives because of it.

 

[on-hold]

That's totally right, the skin test is horribly inaccurate, especially in people coming from places where BCG is used -- but I've always understood for the sputum test to be reserved for people who had other symptoms, not an ambiguous skin test.