SALMONELLA TESTS AND CHEST X-RAY ACCORDING TO
THE LAW ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE
1. Make an appointment for a health check if you are going to hospital
training in a maternity ward/children’s ward or to take care of preschool
children (day care centres, prenatal and child health clinics, mentally
disabled children):
The health check will help to determine:
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Students travelling outside the Nordic countries during the last 3 months
Students who have suffered from diarrhoea; students or their families
within the last month
Students who have had contact with tuberculosis
Students who suffer from long term cough
Students who suffer from any other infectious disease
2. Contact your student health care nurse before going to training in a
pulmonary diseases department:
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Chest x-ray will be taken if a student has been in contact with
tuberculosis, has had a cough for weeks or any other reason for
chest x-ray.
The nurse will decide based on the interview if salmonella test and / or chest xray is necessary.