RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 THE TUBERCULIN TINE TEST COMPARED TO THE MANTOUX TEST WITH 5, 10, AND 100 TUBERCULIN UNITS
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 385
OP 393
VO 36
IS 3
A1 Rosenthal, Sol Roy
A1 Nikurs, L.
A1 Yordy, E.
A1 Hoder, B.
A1 Thorne, M.
YR 1965
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/36/3/385.abstract
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.