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2. Mantoux test - Wikipedia

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   Use of two-step testing is recommended for initial skin testing of adults who will be retested periodically (e.g., health care workers). This ensures any future positive tests can be interpreted as being caused by a new infection, rather than simply a reaction to an old infection. [citation needed] The first test is read 48–72 hours after ...

3. Latent tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   Boosting is only likely to be relevant if an individual is beginning to undergo periodic TSTs (health care workers, for example). In this case the standard procedure is called two-step testing. The individual is given their first test and in the event of a negative, given a second test in 1 to 3 weeks.

4. Tine test - Wikipedia

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   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) and the purified protein ...

5. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.

6. Heaf test - Wikipedia

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   The test was read between two and seven days later. The injection could not be into sites containing superficial veins. The reading of the Heaf test was defined by a scale: [6] Negative – no induration, maybe six minute puncture scars; Grade 1 – four to six papules (also considered negative) Grade 2 – confluent papules form indurated ring ...

7. Health professional - Wikipedia

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   A TB blood test for baseline testing does not require two-step testing. If the skin test method is used to test HCP upon hire, then two-step testing should be used. A one-step test is not recommended. [18] The CDC has outlined further specifics on recommended testing for several scenarios. [22] In summary:

8. US CDC to expand surveillance of traveler samples for ...

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   The agency's traveler-based genomic surveillance program, or TGS, began in 2021 to help with early detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. The program includes seven participating international ...

9. Tuberculin - Wikipedia

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   The test used in the United States at present is referred to as the Mantoux test. An alternative test called the Heaf test was used in the United Kingdom until 2005, although the UK now uses the Mantoux test in line with the rest of the world. Both of these tests use the tuberculin derivative PPD (purified protein derivative).