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How old can a chest xray be to be considered current for a TB check in a new employee with history of positive Mantoux reaction?
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What positive reaction indicates the possibility of active or dormant tuberculosis or exposure to disease?
it's mantoux dumasses
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.
Is mantoux test positive in healed or treated T.B?
yes
What is the next investigation to do if mantoux test is positive?
Then to confirm Tuberculosis, chest x-ray will be taken.
How do you chart a negative ppd mantoux test and what do you chart it on?
The Mantoux test determines rather a person has tuberculosis. A patients forearm skin is injected with 1ml tuberculin protein. It is the reaction to the injection that is read. If the inject swells and spreads to 5 mill or more Iit is positive. A negative reading is less then 5mm. The measurement and response is charted on a Medwatch form.
When was Charles Mantoux born?
Charles Mantoux was born in 1877.
When did Charles Mantoux die?
Charles Mantoux died in 1947.
When was Étienne Mantoux born?
Étienne Mantoux was born in 1913.
When did Étienne Mantoux die?
Étienne Mantoux died in 1945.
How do you pronounce mantoux?
Mantoux is pronounced as "mahn-too." It is a term commonly used when referring to the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, which is a test to check for tuberculosis infection.
What is the meaning of 28mm swelling in the Mantoux test?
what is the meaning of 28mm swelling in the widest in mantoux test
What is mantoux test use to detect?
Tuberculosis
