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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.
Test Administration: Give 0.1 ml of 5 Tuberculin Units PPD intradermally. All tests should be read between 48 and 72 hours. If more than 72 hours has elapsed and there is not an easily palpable positive reaction, repeat the test on the other arm and read at 48 to 72 hours after the second administration. Measure the induration - not erythema. Measure and report results in millimeters of induration.