How the Mantoux / PPD Tuberculosis Skin Test is Performed

A nurse will look at the test site and palpate the area to determine if the test site is raised and feels hard to the touch. He or she will use a ruler to measure the raised bump, if one exists. The nurse will record the results in millimeters to represent the size of the raised bump. If the test site does not have a raised bump, "0 mm" will be recorded.

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Index: How the Mantoux / PPD Tuberculosis Skin Test is Performed

1. About Tuberculosis Testing
2. TB Skin Testing Preparation - What You Should Know Before TB Testing
3. What is Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)?
4. The TB Skin Test Injection Site
5. After TB Skin Testing - Caring for the Test Site
6. Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction
7. Reading the Results of the TB Skin Test
8. TB Skin Test Interpretation - Results of 5 mm or Greater
9. TB Skin Test Interpretation - Results of 10 mm or Greater
10. TB Skin Test Interpretation - Results of 15 mm or Greater