Wednesday, July 6, 2011

ANSWER: Medical

Tuberculosis

The Tine test is a multiple puncture tuberculin skin test used to aid in the medical diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).

This test uses a small "button" that has four to six short needles coated with TB antigens (tuberculin). The needles are pressed into the skin (usually on the inner side of the forearm), forcing the antigens into skin.

The test is read by measuring the size of the largest papule. A negative result is the presence of no papules.

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