Guro Public Health Center

Chest X-ray test and sputum test

Subjects

• Those with abnormal symptoms in the respiratory system (coughing lasting over 2 weeks)
• Other residents who wish to be examined

Period

Year-round

Examination

Chest X-ray test and sputum test

Location

Tuberculosis Office at Guro Public Health Center (1st floor)

Process

Reception (Tuberculosis Office, 1st floor) → Examination (Radiation Office, 3rd floor) → Confirmation of results (Tuberculosis Office, 1st floor)

Examination

Chest X-ray test and sputum test

Contact for consultation

+82-2-860-2436 (Tuberculosis Office)

Diagnosis related to tuberculosis examination

• Foreign resident tuberculosis examination confirmation: 5 days (including the date on which examination request is received, excluding weekends and public holidays) / Fee: KRW 1,500
• Tuberculosis diagnosis: 4 days (including the date on which examination request is received, excluding weekends and public holidays) / Fee: KRW 300

  주의However, if there is an opinion suspecting tuberculosis based on the results of an examination, a sputum test should be conducted, which may require a minimum of 1 week or up to 2 months

Examination for family members in contact

Subjects

• Family members in contact with respiratory tuberculosis patients (only if the registered address of the patient is Guro-gu)
• However, for infants and toddlers under the age of 8 years (96 months), it includes those in contact with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Examination

• Chest X-ray test
• Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) test

Receipt of examination

Tuberculosis Office, Guro Public Health Center (1st floor)

Responsive measures

For persons deemed to have abnormal health conditions, preventive chemotherapy treatment is to be conducted

Contact for consultation

+82-2-860-2436 (Tuberculosis Office)