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Your doctor or nurse will perform a TB test by injection a solution called PPD under the skin of your forearm. You will have to go back 48 - 72 hours later to have it read (see if your skin reacted). Then one week later they do another TB test repeating the same procedure of injecting and then reading it 2 or 3 days later.
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What is the meaning of 28mm swelling in the Mantoux test?
what is the meaning of 28mm swelling in the widest in mantoux test
How is the mantoux test for tuberculosis given?
skin test
Which is an intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity?
Mantoux test
What is mantoux test use to detect?
Tuberculosis
What is present with a positive Mantoux?
If you get a positive Mantoux test it means that you have purified protein derivative. This test is used to test for TB or Tuberculosis. If you get a positive test, further testing is required to see if you actually have Tuberculosis.
What is the name of a tuberculosis test?
It is often called a tuberculin skin test, or a Mantoux test.
Can mantoux test be given in upper arm?
no it cant
Is mantoux test dangerous to pregnant women?
No. This test is safe during pregnancy.
Is mantoux test positive in healed or treated T.B?
yes
When do you say someone is positive of Mantoux test?
A Mantoux test is done by injecting a very small amount of TB protein ( antigens) under the top layer of skin. The skin test is then read 2 or 3 days later, a positive test, doesn't always mean someone has TB; it just means that you have been exposed to TB at sometime in your life, a follow up XRay or CT scan to reveal if there is an active infection should be done.A sputum test can also be done to determine if there is active infection.
Who should not have a mantoux skin test?
Type your answer here... a person with skin allergy with anything antigens
What is the next investigation to do if mantoux test is positive?
Then to confirm Tuberculosis, chest x-ray will be taken.
