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Guidelines for Reading the Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test. NOTE: The results of the skin test must be read by a trained health care worker 48 to 72 hours from the time the test was administered. (Results reported as âpositiveâ or ânegativeâ are. not. acceptable.) Supplies.
A tuberculosis skin test (also known as the tuberculin skin test or PPD skin test) is often used to identify if someone has been infected with TB. New tests, such as QuantiFERONÂ®-TB Gold In-Tube Test, identify the infection through blood testing.