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This historic image from 1965, shows the method used to administer an intraepidermal Mantoux, in the left forearm of a schoolboy. The results of which would be analyzed, and recorded, 48-72hrs after the recipient’s injection. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is used to evaluate people for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ H. Bruce Dull, MD
Creation Date: 1965
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