Mantoux test
IMMUNOLOGICAL METHOD
Pirquet reaction; Pirquet test; Tuberculin skin test; PPD test; Tuberculin test; TB skin test; Mantoux technique; Ppd test; Mendel–Mantoux test; Mendel-Mantoux test; Mantoux screening test; Tuberculin sensitivity test; Tuberculosis skin test
The Mantoux test or Mendel–Mantoux test (also known as the Mantoux screening test, tuberculin sensitivity test, Pirquet test, or PPD test for purified protein derivative) is a tool for screening for tuberculosis (TB) and for tuberculosis diagnosis. It is one of the major tuberculin skin tests used around the world, largely replacing multiple-puncture tests such as the tine test.