A NEW APPROACH IN DISPENSING TUBERCULIN PPD AND IN PERFORMING A MULTI-PUNCTURE TUBERCULIN TEST.
A simple and low-cost kit for single-dose tuberculin testing is described. For those who perform occasional tuberculin tests only, this kit is proposed as a substitute for the Heaf apparatus used in carrying out a multi-puncture test. No difference in the tuberculin skin reactions could be observed when the needle multi-puncture test was compared with the Heaf test in BCG-sensitized guinea pigs and in 12 volunteers. A comparative study on 37 student nurses, using the needle multi-puncture method and the intracutaneous method (Mantoux test), showed that with the needle multi-puncture method more positive reactors were detected than with the Mantoux test using 1:2000 dilution of OT. However, more positive reactors were obtained with the Mantoux test using 1:100 dilution of OT. It is felt that the singledose kit can be a valuable asset when only few skin tests are performed.
D000818:Animals; D004644:Emotions; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques; D009339:Needles; D011677:Punctures; D012882:Skin Tests; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014373:Tuberculin; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014838:Volunteers
D014373:Tuberculin
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GUINEA PIGS; PUNCTURES; TUBERCULIN TEST