Question

A nurse identifies 12 mm of induration at the site of a tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) test when a returns to the health office to have it readWhat does the nurse explain to the client about this testi

Answer 1

The Mantoux test that is also know as the tuberculin test specificaly is a tool that is helpful for the screening of the tuberculosis disease condition . major type of the tuberculin skin tests that is used alll around our world that has , largely replaced the multiple-puncture tests that were used prior

In this test a standard dose of about 5 tuberculin units is injected into the dermis of the individual that is injected intradermally and the reading of the test is done AFTER about 48 to 72 hours later . This technique of intradermal injection is called as the Mantoux technique. One of the individual who was exposed to the specific mycobacterium tubercula are expected to produce an immune response in their skin which has been inoculated with the bacterial proteins

5 mm of induration or more is positive in some individuals so they are

An individual who is an HIV-positive

An individual who has a recent contacts an individual who was infected with TB

Individuals with some kind of nodular as well as fibrotic changes on their chest X-ray

Individuals who had an organ transplants,

10 mm of induration or more is considered as positive in

Individuals who are in a High prevalence area  

drug user who use infections

employees as well as the residents from a high-risk congregate environment

Lab personal

Individuals with chronic disease conditions

Individuals who are less than 4 years of age

15 mm of induration or more is positive in individual

Individuals who have a risk factors for the TB

So the nurse has to get the data needed from the person and then only it can be confirmed whether the person in positive or negative