Positive Mantoux Test (Tuberculin Skin Test): Clinical Assessment and Treatment
1. Introduction A positive Mantoux test, formally known as a purified protein derivative skin test, indicates that an individual cellular immune system has successfully mounted a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to tuberculosis antigens. This significant clinical finding confirms that the patient has been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis at some point in their lifetime. However, the test … Read more