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Mantoux or PPD test
Other names for a tuberculin skin test. PPD stands for purified protein derivative. Mentioned in: Tuberculin Skin Test Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Our findings underscore the importance of maintaining a high degree of clinical suspicion of tuberculosis in patients with chronic otitis media, particularly those whose PPD test is positive. The patient indicated that she always tested positive on a PPD test and that chest x-rays had been needed in the past to determine the activity status of the dormant TB to which she had been exposed during employment. Furthermore, 21st century TB control efforts continue to rely on the 19th-century PPD test and the insensitive sputum AFB smear. |
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PPCPs PPCR PPCRA PPCRE PPCRF PPCRN PPCRP PPCRV PPCS PPCSE PPCT PPCTA PPCU PPCUG PPCV PPCVD PPCW PPCWC PPCZ PPD PPD PPD PPD PPD & ADD PPD conversion PPD file PPD skin test PPD test PPD tuberculinPPD tuberculin PPD tuberculin PPD-B PPD-M PPD2 PPDA PPDAC PPDB PPDBA PPDC PPDD PPDE PPDED PPDF PPDG PPDGC PPDH PPDHA PPDHLR PPDi PPDIOO PPDK PPDK4 PPDKB PPDL | ||||||||
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