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Mantoux test
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Mantoux test

In medicine, test used to diagnose tuberculosis. A small dose of tuberculin, a product obtained from killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis cells, is injected into the superficial layers of the skin. Reddening and inflammation of the skin will occur if the individual has been exposed to M. tuberculosis. This reaction does not confirm that the individual is suffering from active tuberculosis.
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Our findings underscore the importance of maintaining a high degree of clinical suspicion of tuberculosis in patients with chronic otitis media, particularly those whose PPD test is positive.
Tuberculous otitis media: report of 2 cases on Long Island, N.Y., and ... by Smouha, Eric / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The patient indicated that she always tested positive on a PPD test and that chest x-rays had been needed in the past to determine the activity status of the dormant TB to which she had been exposed during employment.
Did failure to chart history of TB contribute to death? (Nursing Law ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report
Furthermore, 21st century TB control efforts continue to rely on the 19th-century PPD test and the insensitive sputum AFB smear.
Tuberculosis Control in the 21st Century by Sepkowitz, Kent A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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