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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest ... Induration #Thresholds #Diameters ... #PPD
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
TB) Skin Test #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest ... Induration #Thresholds #Diameters ... #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #TST #Interpretation ... Induration #Thresholds #Diameters ... #PPD ** GrepMed
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... interpreted Tuberculin ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
have negative tuberculin ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Spectrum #Table #Latent ... #Subclinical #Active
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... individual with active ... hemodialysis • diabetes ... #diagnosis #Interpretation ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... #Management #Treatment ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... #Management #Treatment ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB