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Which is an intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity?
Mantoux test
What is the name of a tuberculosis test?
It is often called a tuberculin skin test, or a Mantoux test.
What does the medical abbreviation TST mean?
Tuberculin skin test.
What is the PPD vaccine?
It is the Purified Protein Derivative tuberculin skin test.
How does a TB tine test work?
The small points of the instrument are either coated with dried tuberculin or are used to puncture through a film of liquid tuberculin. The test is read by measuring the size of the largest papule.
What is a PPD test?
Other names for a tuberculin skin test. PPD stands for purified protein derivative.
Which of the following cannot lead to a positive tuberculin skin test?
being near someone with tb
What is the unit of tuberculin?
Tuberculin is typically measured in international units (IU) or tuberculin units (TU).
What is the side effect of tuberculin skin test for eight month old infant?
you can see your baby's pediatrician
When a tuberculin skin test is positive the hard center and erythema surrounding the induration are a result of?
imune complexes
What happens if the tuberculin was injected incorrectly?
Usually nothing bad. But the test won't work and it should be repeated.
What medical term for skin test used to determine the presence of tuberculosis infection?
The only thing I've heard the skin test for tuberculosis called is the tuberculin skin test.
