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Get tuberculosis (TB) testing
Find places to get TB testing if you are at risk, or for school or employment screening
What to know
Am I at risk for TB?
- Were you born or did you travel or live for at least one month in a country where a lot of people have TB (10 or more per 100,000 population)?
- Do you have a weak immune system, or are you planning for treatment that will weaken your immune system like steroids, chemotherapy or other special medication for transplant or auto-immune disease?
- In your lifetime, have you been close to someone while they had infectious TB disease that could spread to others?
- In your lifetime, have you ever lived in a homeless shelter, or stayed in a jail, prison or other detention setting?
If you answered "Yes" to one or more of these questions, you are at risk for tuberculosis and should get tested to know if you have TB infection. You can take medicine for TB infection to keep from getting sick and spreading TB to family and friends.
What to do
Get testing with your primary care provider if you have one
This is the best option because your primary care provider is already in network with your coverage, and can evaluate you if your test is positive.
Get testing at a free or low-cost clinic
- San Francisco Free Clinic located at 4900 California Street. Call 415-750-9894 for hours and availability. Appointments required.
- AITC Immunization and Travel Clinic located at 101 Grove Street, Room 102. Call (415) 554-2625 for hours and availability. Appointments required.
Get testing at a San Francisco Health Network clinic
If you are already signed up as a San Francisco Health Network patient, you can get TB testing at these clinics.
If you are not already signed up, you can sign up as a new patient if you qualify, and then go to these clinics.
- Castro-Mission Health Center
- Children's Health Center (6M)
- Chinatown Public Health Center
- Curry Senior Center
- Maxine Hall Health Center
- Ocean Park Health Center
- Potrero Hill Health Center
- Southeast Family Health Center
- Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic
Visit the SF Health Network for a continually updated list of their clinics.
Find other ways to get TB testing
Many clinics in San Francisco do TB testing. You can contact the clinics in the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium and ask about testing.
Many private urgent care clinics also do TB testing.
The short URL for this page is sf.gov/tbtest.
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What to know
Am I at risk for TB?
- Were you born or did you travel or live for at least one month in a country where a lot of people have TB (10 or more per 100,000 population)?
- Do you have a weak immune system, or are you planning for treatment that will weaken your immune system like steroids, chemotherapy or other special medication for transplant or auto-immune disease?
- In your lifetime, have you been close to someone while they had infectious TB disease that could spread to others?
- In your lifetime, have you ever lived in a homeless shelter, or stayed in a jail, prison or other detention setting?
If you answered "Yes" to one or more of these questions, you are at risk for tuberculosis and should get tested to know if you have TB infection. You can take medicine for TB infection to keep from getting sick and spreading TB to family and friends.
What to do
Get testing with your primary care provider if you have one
This is the best option because your primary care provider is already in network with your coverage, and can evaluate you if your test is positive.
Get testing at a free or low-cost clinic
- San Francisco Free Clinic located at 4900 California Street. Call 415-750-9894 for hours and availability. Appointments required.
- AITC Immunization and Travel Clinic located at 101 Grove Street, Room 102. Call (415) 554-2625 for hours and availability. Appointments required.
Get testing at a San Francisco Health Network clinic
If you are already signed up as a San Francisco Health Network patient, you can get TB testing at these clinics.
If you are not already signed up, you can sign up as a new patient if you qualify, and then go to these clinics.
- Castro-Mission Health Center
- Children's Health Center (6M)
- Chinatown Public Health Center
- Curry Senior Center
- Maxine Hall Health Center
- Ocean Park Health Center
- Potrero Hill Health Center
- Southeast Family Health Center
- Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic
Visit the SF Health Network for a continually updated list of their clinics.
Find other ways to get TB testing
Many clinics in San Francisco do TB testing. You can contact the clinics in the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium and ask about testing.
Many private urgent care clinics also do TB testing.
The short URL for this page is sf.gov/tbtest.