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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.
Tuberculosis skin test facts. 1  The tuberculosis skin test is also known as the tuberculin test or PPD test. 2  The PPD test is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). 3  The standard recommended tuberculin test is the Mantoux test, which is administered by injecting a 0.1 mL volume ...