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2. Mantoux test - Wikipedia

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   The circular shape is known as a wheal response. The Mantoux test or Mendel–Mantoux test (also known as the Mantoux screening test, tuberculin sensitivity test, Pirquet test, or PPD test for purified protein derivative) is a tool for screening for tuberculosis (TB) and for tuberculosis diagnosis. It is one of the major tuberculin skin tests ...

3. Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   Injecting a Mantoux skin test The Mantoux test for TB involves intradermally injecting PPD (Purified Protein Derivative) tuberculin and measuring the size of induration 48-72 hours later. The Mantoux skin test is used in the United States and is endorsed by the American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ).

4. Latent tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   Latent tuberculosis ( LTB ), also called latent tuberculosis infection ( LTBI) is when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis (TB). Active tuberculosis can be contagious while latent tuberculosis is not, and it is therefore not possible to get TB from someone with latent tuberculosis.

5. Tine test - Wikipedia

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   diagnosis for tuberculosis. The tine test is a multiple-puncture tuberculin skin test used to aid in the medical diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The tine test is similar to the Heaf test, although the Mantoux test is usually used instead. There are various forms of the tine tests which usually fall into two categories: the old tine test (OT ...

6. Tuberculin - Wikipedia

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   Tuberculin, also known as purified protein derivative, is a combination of proteins that are used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. [1] This use is referred to as the tuberculin skin test and is recommended only for those at high risk. [2] Reliable administration of the skin test requires large amounts of training, supervision, and practice ...

7. Tuberculosis classification - Wikipedia

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   Tuberculosis classification system. The current clinical classification system for tuberculosis (TB) is based on the pathogenesis of the disease. [ 1] Health care providers should comply with local laws and regulations requiring the reporting of TB. All persons with class 3 or class 5 TB should be reported promptly to the local health department.

8. QuantiFERON - Wikipedia

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   Previously, QuantiFERON-TB Gold was able to be used in any situation in which the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) was used, without preference. The 2010 guidelines establish a new benchmark because they recommend IGRAs as the preferred TB testing method in many patients, including those who are BCG vaccinated or are unlikely to return for TST reading.

9. Charles Mantoux - Wikipedia

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   Charles Mantoux ( French: [mɑ̃tu]; May 14, 1877, Paris – 1947) was a French physician and the developer of the eponymous serological test for tuberculosis . He graduated from the University of Paris, where he studied under Broca. For health reasons, he relocated to Cannes but continued to work in Paris during the long vacation periods ...