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Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing

This training guide outlines the steps in planning and conducting a skin test training program. This resource is intended for educators and trainers who conduct skin test workshops for health care workers. The resource can be presented in the form of a skin testing training workshop or as an instruction to a single individual.

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Audiences:

Health Educators/Communicators

Topic:

Diagnosis, Training, TB Skin Test

Country of Origin:

United States

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