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| | TB Policies: Skin testing |
 | | The interpretation of the tuberculin skin test and all clinical decisions based thereon in an individual previously vaccinated with BCG should follow New York City Department of Health Chest Clinic criteria for reading a tuberculin skin test and indications for preventive treatment. | | | When a pregnant woman with a positive tuberculin skin test is referred from an outside clinic or agency for a chest x-ray, the chest x-ray should be performed with an appropriate lead shield in the NYCDOH Chest Clinic after the first trimester of pregnancy. | | | A negative tuberculin skin test result in a healthy individual who has no medical problems or is not a known contact of a case of active TB, is probably truly negative, and there is, therefore, no need to proceed with anergy testing. |
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http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/tbcpp/ii-tst.html
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| | Tuberculin Testing and Preventative Therapy |
| | Reinforce the fact that treatment decisions are based on risk benefit analysis: the risks of INH preventative therapy given the patient’s age versus the benefit of treatment given the length of time that the patient has likely been infected. | | | Discuss the fact that this patient would not be a candidate for INH preventative therapy because he does not fall into a high risk group, and the tuberculin test would not be considered positive. | | | Discuss the fact that despite the "positive" test, INH preventive therapy is not indicated due to the patient’s age and the absence of a documented negative tuberculin within the past two years. |
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http://www.tuberculosis.net/ppdtest.htm
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| | Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (Mantoux)--Tubersol® Connaught Tuberculin Test |
| | The point of the needle is inserted into the most superficial layers of the skin with the needle bevel pointing upward. | | | The needle is then inserted gently through the cap and 0.1 mL of Tuberculin PPD is drawn into the syringe. | | | If the second result is negative, the person should be considered uninfected, and any positive reaction to subsequent skin test should be considered a true tuberculin skin test conversion. |
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http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/July2002/TBTest27.htm
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| | AEGiS-MMWR: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection |
| | Likewise, persons whose tuberculin skin tests convert from negative to positive within a period of 2 yr are presumed to have been infected recently. | | | Because of the risk for progressive and/or congenital TB, pregnant women who have a positive tuberculin skin test or who have negative skin-test results but who are recent contacts of persons with infectious TB disease should have chest radiographs (with appropriate shielding) as soon as feasible, even during the first trimester of pregnancy. | | | A flexible approach to identifying high-risk groups is recommended, and state and local public health agencies are encouraged to analyze their TB case reports and data obtained from tuberculin skin testing to identify high-risk groups based on local trends in the epidemiology of TB. |
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http://www.aegis.com/pubs/MMWR/2000/RR4906.html
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| | Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)-Tuberculin Anergy and HIV Infection: Guidelines For Anergy Testing And Management Of ... |
| | On the basis of data cited earlier, persons infected with HIV who have negative tuberculin skin- test reactions (i.e., <5 mm) and anergy as defined earlier may also need to be considered for isoniazid preventive therapy based on an individual clinical and epidemiologic assessment of the likelihood of infection with M. tuberculosis. | | | Because of the expectation that second strength (250 TU), PPD tuberculin, would be less sensitive than the other antigens in eliciting a DTH response, second strength PPD is not recommended for anergy evaluation; (nor is it recommended for evalua- tion for tuberculous infection). | | | Tuberculin skin reactivity in HIV-seropositive intravenous drug addicts {Letter}. |
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http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/m0031075/m0031075.asp
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| | Tuberculin sensitivity among children vaccinated with BCG under universal immunization programme Chadha VK, Jaganath ... |
| | Dick Menzies has recently summarized the evidence from a number of countries, on tuberculin reactivity after BCG vaccination in infancy and concluded that tuberculin reactivity after BCG vaccination in infancy wanes rapidly in most individuals. | | | There is extensive literature on the patterns of tuberculin sensitivity among vaccinated children. | | | Effect of BCG vaccine on tuberculin skin tests in 6-year-old children. |
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http://www.ijppediatricsindia.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5456;year=2004;volume=71;issue=12;spage=1063;epage=1068;aulast=Chadha
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| | Tuberculin Skin Tests |
| | Other tests, such as a chest X-ray and sputum culture, may be done to confirm an active TB infection when a skin test is positive. | | | Have had a positive tuberculin skin test in the past. | | | A tuberculin skin test should not be done for people who have a: |
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/lab_tests/hw203560.asp
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| | Tuberculin, Purified Protein Derivative Advanced Consumer Drug Information |
| | The undiluted tuberculin is transferred using a syringe needle or loop and smoothed over a circular area of about 1 cm in diameter. | | | Appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of tuberculin PPD have not been performed in the pediatric population. | | | Anergy to tuberculin among asymptomatic HIV-positive persons is common, making interpretation of tuberculin tests difficult. |
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http://www.drugs.com/MMX/Tuberculin__Purified_Protein_Derivative.html
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| | Tuberculin Skin Test aHealthyAdvantage |
| | If the skin test is interpreted as positive, a chest x ray will be performed to determine whether the person has active tuberculosis or whether the body has sufficiently handled the infection. | | | Immunocompromised persons may be unable to react sufficiently to the Mantoux test, and either a chest x ray or sputum sample may be required. | | | There is no reliable way of distinguishing whether a positive TB skin test is due to a previous vaccination against tuberculosis. |
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http://www.ahealthyadvantage.com/topic/topic100587613
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| | TB Resources: Tuberculin Skin Test |
| | A small amount of a harmless substance called PPD Tuberculin is place just under the top layer of the skin on a person's arem with a very small needle and syringe. | | | There are several kinds of tuberculin skin tests. | | | The needle will only feel like a slight pin prick, it is not a shot. |
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http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/tbcpp/skintest.html
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| | Positive Tuberculin Skin Test |
| | The group grossly underestimated the extent of induration with one-third of the interpretations being falsely negative. | | | This umbrella has been extended to staffs and clients of correctional facilities and nursing homes where endemic and epidemic tuberculosis has been noted to occur. | | | Problems with interpretation will be discussed more fully below. |
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http://www.nlhep.org/books/pul_Pre/tuberculin-skin-test.html
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| | APIC position paper: Responsibility for interpretation of the PPD tuberculin skin test |
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http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=591&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
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| | [Tuberculin test in HIV infection] |
| | The patients were grouped in HIV(+) and HIV(-) and the variables were statistically assessed by the chi 2 and a logistic regression model. | | | METHODS: We studied 332 patients with intravenous drug use belonging to a therapeutic community and to in-patients. | | | The effectiveness of tuberculin testing (Mantoux) in the detection of the TB infection in HIV(+) patients is probably lower than HIV(-) individuals. |
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| | Tuberculin, Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) (Injection) - MayoClinic.com |
| | Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or non prescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine, including steroids. | | | Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially: | | | The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of tuberculin PPD. |
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR202761
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| | Tuberculin reaction and BCG scar in children vaccinated at birth |
| | The easiest and most practical way to conduct an epidemiological investigation for the estimation of tuberculosis risk in the community is to use the pattern of tuberculin reaction in children. | | | Finally, in spite of widespread BCG vaccination, the tuberculin skin test can still be used as a useful measure in the epidemiology of tuberculosis. | | | This study was supported by the Fars Health Department. |
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http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/0401/05.htm
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| | TUBERCULIN PPD RT/23 2TU; TUBERCULIN PPD RT/23 5TU |
| | Where used for epidemiological purposes, such as to define the tuberculin test response profile in a cross-section of the population, 2 TU is used. | | | Known hypersensitivity to the test, such as may occur in individuals who are known tuberculin reactors and who have been repeatedly tested with tuberculin, or in persons who have previously suffered from tuberculosis. | | | Patients receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents, or who are suffering from malignant conditions, may also react poorly to the tuberculin test. |
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http://home.intekom.com/pharm/biovac/t_ppd.html
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| | Statens Serum Institut - Products - Tuberculin |
| | From a microbiological point of view, the product should be used immediately. | | | Mantoux tuberculin skin testing for diagnostic use in patients infected with tuberculous mycobacteria. | | | Many patients co-infected with HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have anergy for tuberculin with or without anergy to other skin test antigens. |
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http://www.seruminstituttet.dk/sw4248.asp
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| | Worldbook Medical Encyclopedia > Tabes dorsalis - Typhus > Tuberculin test |
| | The Case Against Anergy Testing as a Routine Adjunct to Tuberculin Skin Testing Author Information Bonnie S. Slovis, MD, MSHS; Jonathan D. Plitman, MD; David W... | | | Tuberculin skin testing is one of the most reliable determinants of infection... | | | The tuberculin skin test is based on the fact that mycobacterial infection produces delayed hypersensitivity to certain products of the... |
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| | UMHS - Tuberculin (TB) Skin Tests |
| | Why might a second skin test be done? | | | You can carry the germ and not have the illness that the germ causes. | | | The physician may also order a second skin test (usually candida or mumps) to be placed at the same time as the tuberculin skin test. |
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| | Caudal-Fold Tuberculin Test (CFT) |
| | The caudal-fold tuberculin test can only be performed by a USDA accredited veterinarian, including accredited private practitioners. | | | In herds that have increased exposure to Mycobacterium avium (avian tuberculosis) or Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, the response rate may be greater than 5%. | | | The CFT test measures the immune response to Mycobacterium bovis, the bacteria that causes bovine tuberculosis (TB). |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tuberculin tine test |
| | Note: The tuberculin skin test is more accurate than the tine test and is the preferred method of determining exposure to tuberculosis. | | | The tuberculin tine test is used to determine whether someone has been exposed to tuberculosis. | | | A negative test result may be a bit red but will not be swollen and firm like a mosquito bite. |
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| | tuberculin test - definition of tuberculin test in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, ... |
| | Any of various skin tests used to determine infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in which tuberculin or its purified protein is introduced into the skin by injection or tines. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | tuberculin test - definition of tuberculin test in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
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| | FamilyFun: Health Encyclopedia: Cat-Scratch Fever |
| | Sometimes an antibiotic (gentamycin) is prescribed to shorten the course of the illness. | | | Blood tests as well as a tuberculin skin test may be ordered to rule out the presence of other disorders. | | | A doctor should probably investigate any persistent fever and lymph-node swelling. |
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| | PPD Tuberculin Skin Testing |
| | From The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | | | All tests should be read between 48 and 72 hours. | | | Test Administration: Give 0.1 ml of 5 Tuberculin Units PPD intradermally. |
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