Mantoux test

[man′tü ‚test]

(immunology)

An intradermal test for tuberculin sensitivity, that is, for past or present infection with tubercle bacilli.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Mantoux Test

tuberculin test: an allergic diagnostic test.

The Mantoux test, which is more sensitive than Pirquet’s reaction, was developed by the French scientist C. Mantoux in 1908. It is performed intracutaneously on the shoulder or forearm. A positive reaction indicates an allergic state as a result of contact with the causative agent of tuberculosis.

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Concordance of results between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test and tuberculin skin test QFT-GIT QFT-GIT K (+) (-) Overall n=138 TST(+) 22 8 0.59; 95% CI 0.43-0.75 TST(-) 12 96 No IMS n=40 TST(+) 9 0 0.75, 95% CI 0.52-0.97 TST(-) 4 27 IMS n=98 TST(+) 13 8 0.51, 95% CI 0.30-0.72 TST(-) 8 69 QFT-GIT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Test; TST: tuberculin skin test; IMS: immunosuppressant; CI: confidence interval Table 3.

Screening for latent tuberculosis infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Can interferon-gamma release assays replace the tuberculin skin test?

Traditional tuberculin skin test (TST) has been used for over a hundred years as the diagnostic test, but it has several limitations.

Comparison of tuberculin skin test and quantiferon-TB gold in tube test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers: A cross sectional study

TB assay and tuberculin skin test for the evaluation of young children at high risk for tuberculosis in a community setting," Pediatrics, vol.

Performance of tuberculin skin test measured against interferon gamma release assay as reference standard in children

Tuberculin skin test showed an induration of more than or equal to 10 mm in 274(34%) cases which was highest in Baluchistan.

Screening for Tuberculosis among Household Contacts of Index Patients

Tuberculin skin test, immunoglobulins and skin prick test were found to be normal.

Bird fancier's lung disease in children: a single center experience

Utilization of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in a twostep process with the tuberculin skin test to evaluate health care workers for latent tuberculosis.

Latent tuberculosis in healthcare workers: time to act

However, correlative tuberculin skin tests did not produce the obvious skin responses usually observed in mammalian and avian species.

Delayed hypersensitivity reaction in tilapia (Orechromis Niloticus)

National and international guidelines have consistently recommended INH prophylaxis given for 6 months in children under 5 years of age or HIV-infected children of any age, who are exposed to a household TB contact or have a positive tuberculin skin test.

Advances in childhood tuberculosis--contributions from the University of Cape Town

Tests for HIV and tuberculin skin test were also negative.

Acute respiratory failure from pulmonary tuberculosis due to head trauma immunosupression

The tuberculin skin test (TST), on the other hand, measures immune response or cell-mediated hypersensitivity to tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD), a polyvalent antigenic mixture of proteins derived from M.

Comparacion entre la prueba QuantiFERON[R]-TB Gold y la prueba cutanea de la tuberculina para detectar la infeccion tuberculosa latente en grupos destinatarios en Trinidad y Tabago

Scientific surveys -- based on tuberculin skin test -- have shown that nearly one third of the global population is latently infected with the tuberculosis germ -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb).

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