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Mantoux or PPD test

Other names for a tuberculin skin test. PPD stands for purified protein derivative.
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Investigation Findings among Study Subjects Investigation Number Percentage PPD test 1.
Tuberculous lymphadenitis? A retrospective and prospective study
Clinical signs together with positive PPD test, the presence of previous or active TB lesions on pulmonary X-ray, confirmed extrapulmonary TB (by microscopy or M.
A case of presumed tuberculosis uveitis with occlusive vasculitis from an endemic region
There was no significant difference in age, sex, disease duration, the number of peripheral arthritis, hip involvement, PPD test results and prophylaxis for TB.
Efficacy of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Conclusion: Increased PPD test results in patients with Behcet's disease do not always imply tuberculosis infection and might be accepted as a false-positive result (Turkderm 2012; 46: 143-6)
Comparison of the results of tuberculin skin test in patients with Behcet's disease and control group/Behcet hastalari ve kontrol grubunda tuberkulin deri testi sonuclarinin karsilastirilmasi
"With the PPD test, if you're vaccinated, you will test positive for the disease, and you can't tell if you've been vaccinated or you have the disease."
Hitting the target: Sudbury researcher targets TB with global test
Based on our study, the ESR and PPD tests were beneficial in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis.
Bronchial anthracosis: a potent clue for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
The PPD test can be reliably used in individuals who received BCG as infants.
Taking a second look: immunization requirements for nursing students
Nine patients had a positive PPD test, and 2 had previously been vaccinated with BCG, and they did not undergo PPD testing.
Tuberculous otitis media: report of 2 cases on Long Island, N.Y., and a review of all cases reported in the United States from 1990 through 2003
The patient replied "no." 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.
Did failure to chart history of TB contribute to death? (Nursing Law Case on Point)
Once this response, called cell-mediated hypersensitivity, is established, a person's T cells 'usually will respond to the tuberculin skin test (PPD test) and produce a characteristic red welt.
Tuberculosis
A positive DTH response to anergy testing, in conjunction with a negative PPD skin-test result, has been interpreted as evidence that the negative PPD test result is a true negative and the person tested is not infected with M.
Anergy skin testing and preventive therapy for HIV-infected persons: revised recommendations
The earlier negative PPD test could have been incorrectly read, or she could have been exposed and seroconverted after the initial test.
Derm Dx

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