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Mantoux test
A method of skin testing that is performed by injecting 0.1 mL of PPD-tuberculin containing 5 tuberculin units into the dermis (i.e., the second layer of skin) of the forearm with a needle and syringe. This test is the most reliable and standardized technique for tuberculin testing (see Tuberculin skin test and Purified protein derivative (PPD)- tuberculin test).
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Health care
- Category: Tuberculosis
- Company: U.S. CDC
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