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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.
Two to three days after getting a tuberculin skin test, the size of any bump at the site is measured. 1  Positive, meaning you have been infected with TB bacteria.  Negative, meaning you have not been infected with TB bacteria or your body cannot respond to the protein injected because of a weakened immune system.