Tuberculin PPD (Mantoux test)

🧮 Dose calculator

Tuberculosis · Regimen source: FDA Tubersol · Dosage and Administration

• • Intradermal only (6–10 mm wheal); not IV, IM or SC — an SC injection cannot be interpreted. Read at 48–72 h (induration, not redness). FDA Tubersol · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Tubersol · Pregnancy

  “Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with TUBERSOL.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Tubersol · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when TUBERSOL is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Tubersol · Pediatric Use

  “There is no contraindication to tuberculin skin testing of infants.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Tubersol · Geriatric Use

  “Clinical studies of TUBERSOL did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.