PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rosenthal, Sol Roy
AU  - Nikurs, L.
AU  - Yordy, E.
AU  - Hoder, B.
AU  - Thorne, M.
TI  - THE TUBERCULIN TINE TEST COMPARED TO THE MANTOUX TEST WITH 5, 10, AND 100 TUBERCULIN UNITS
DP  - 1965 Sep 01
TA  - Pediatrics
PG  - 385--393
VI  - 36
IP  - 3
4099  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/36/3/385.short
4100  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/36/3/385.full
SO  - Pediatrics1965 Sep 01; 36
AB  - The tuberculin tine test corresponds very closely to 5 or 10 TU by the Mantoux method. The agreement among infants and children (2 months to 18 years of age) was 92%. Among the positive reactors the agreement was 89% and among the negative reactors it was 95%. Considering agreement and disagreement between the two tests, the correlation coefficient was very high (r = 0.835). This value is very highly significant statistically (p < 0.001). There was poor agreement between the tuberculin tine test and 100 TU by the Mantoux test. The correlation coefficient was very low (r=0.192). There was a very high degree of correlation between the tuberculin tine test and the Mantoux test quantitatively (r = 0.788; p < 0.001). The tine test stores well at room and icebox temperatures at periods up to 23 months. Storage at 37°C showed very little drop in potency up to 4 to 9 months of storage. After 15 months of storage, a drop in potency was noted. The recommended method of storage is room temperature. There were 1,664 infants and children tested and compared.