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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.
The tuberculin skin test (TST), also called Mantoux skin test, shows if a person has been infected. QuantiFERON- TB test is a blood based test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). However, it is not useful yet for many people and is not used frequently.