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<p>The <b>Mantoux test</b> (also called the <b>Mendel-Mantoux test</b>, <b>tuberculin sensitivity test</b>, or <b>PPD test</b>) is a method used to <a href="page.php?w=screening_%28medicine%29">screen</a> for <a href="page.php?w=tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a> (TB) infection. It has largely replaced older skin testing techniques such as the <a href="page.php?w=tine_test">tine</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Heaf_test">Heaf</a> tests. The test involves injecting a small amount of purified protein derivative (PPD) <a href="page.php?w=tuberculin">tuberculin</a></p><p>
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