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Guidelines for Reading the Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test. NOTE: The results of the skin test must be read by a trained health care worker 48 to 72 hours from the time the test was administered. (Results reported as âpositiveâ or ânegativeâ are. not. acceptable.) Supplies.
Skin Test. The tuberculin skin test, or TST, is the most common way to test for TB exposure. The test is performed on the forearm by injecting tuberculin into the skin. It will cause a welt 6 mm to 10 mm in diameter, which means the tuberculin was properly injected. You then have to wait at least 48 hours for the results.