TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST

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Mantoux test
The Mantoux test (or Mantoux screening test, Tuberculin Sensitivity Test, Pirquet test, or PPD test for Purified Protein Derivative) is a diagnostic tool for tuberculosis. The Mantoux test is used in the United States and is endorsed by the American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Multiple puncture tests such as the Tine test are not recommended. The Mantoux test is one of the two major tuberculin skin tests for tuberculosis used in the world. Until 2005, the Heaf test was used in the United Kingdom but the Mantoux test is now used.
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Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [more]Tuberculin skin test - Community and Resources


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tuberculin skin test
Noun
1. a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
(synonym) tuberculin test
(hypernym) skin test
(hyponym) Mantoux test


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