User:Madelineknisley/Tuberculin

Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) is a method used in order to determine whether a person may be infected with ''Myobacterium Tuberculosis. The TST is performed through the injection of 0.1 ml of tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) into one's forearm.The test will then be read between 48 and 72 hours after administration by a trained healthcare worker. M. Tuberculosis is identified as a species of pathogenic bacteria first discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch.''