The purified-protein-derivative (PPD)-based tuberculin skin test (TST) that is most commonly used to detect latent tuberculosis infection is dependent on normal T-cell function. Patients with ...

A purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test is a test that determines if you have tuberculosis (TB). TB is a serious infection, usually of the lungs, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ...

Results of intradermal tuberculin skin tests using hypodermic jet equipment were compared with results obtained by the standard Mantoux needle-syringe technique in a study of 1,478 Vietnamese mental ...

Two tests are currently available to assist with the diagnosis of tuberculosis: tuberculin skin tests, or TSTs, and an interferon-gamma release assay, or an IGRA blood test. Compared with TSTs, which ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

When administered correctly, the Mantoux test can be an invaluable tool for the detection of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease with serious medical consequences. It is caused by the ...

ParentsHave you ever worried that your little one has tuberculosis? If so, a Mantoux test or tuberculin test is one way to find out. Maintaining your little one’s health is not an easy matter. Because ...

A woman with a 2-month-old baby tested ppd-positive while she had been pregnant and received no treatment. What is the minimum age one can plant a tuberculin skin test on an infant? Although many ...

Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

tuberculosis The CDC announced an expected 3 to 10 month shortage of Aplisol (tuberculin purified protein derivative [PPD], diluted), used as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The Centers for ...