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The TB (Tuberculosis) Skin Test (Mantoux)

Internet URL

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/tb/factsheets/tst.html  External Link

This document also available in Hmong Khmer/Cambodian Laotian Vietnamese

Sponsoring Agency

Minnesota Department of Health

Description

The tuberculosis (TB) skin test, sometimes called a “Mantoux,” is a simple, harmless way to find out if one has latent TB infection. This fact sheet gives information about how the skin test is given and read, and what the results mean.

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Review Date

5/22/2007