Clinical Services

Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic

Dallas County Health and Human Services - 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75207
Phone: (214) 819-2071
Hours:  Please see below

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Please call (214) 819-2071 to schedule.
Medicaid is accepted.

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a potentially fatal bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body such as the spine, brain and kidneys.

Once a person has a TB infection, they have a higher chance of getting TB disease if they:

• have a compromised immune system
• have been recently infected with TB germs in the last two years  or
• were not treated properly for TB infection in the past.

Symptoms of TB disease include feeling weak, weight loss, fever and night sweats. If the disease is in a person’s lungs, they may also cough, have chest pain and cough up blood.

TB germs are spread from person to person when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, laughs or anything else that causes germs to become airborne.

Dallas County Health and Human Services’ Tuberculosis Elimination division offers a variety of services to public, including:

• consultation and TB-related information to health professionals
• medication through direct observed therapy
• case management of TB cases
• referrals to other agencies or providers when appropriate
• disease surveillance and investigation
• court-ordered quarantine of non-compliant patients when applicable
• testing and screening

Referrals are required. 

Prior to making an appointment please ensure that you have a referral form filled out by your provider or documentation of a positive skin or TB blood test.

• To refer a patient that you suspect has active TB disease - (214) 819-2060
• To refer or report a patient with Latent TB Infection (LBTI) - (214) 819-2065

Testing and Screening:

Patients are given a small injection just under the skin on their arms. They are then asked to return 48 hours later for results.

• Skin tests require two visits and are available Monday - Wednesday and Friday, from 8:00am through 12:00pm and 1:00pm through 4:00pm
• Blood tests are available Monday - Friday, from 8:00am through 12:00pm and 1:00pm through 4:00pm

For more information about testing please call (214) 819-2073

Hours:

Fees:

• Comprehensive TB test with an evaluation and a chest x-ray - $80.
• Copies of chest x-rays - $5.

Additional information:

• For more information about TB, visit https://www.cdc.gov/tb/

All medical information is kept confidential in accordance with HIPPA regulations. 

• Click here to view the DCHHS HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices