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14.3 Tuberculosis diagnostic test

First line drugs Second line drugs Specialist drugs Secondary care drugs

 

Traffic light status explained:

  • Green: Routine prescribing within licensed indication
  • Amber 1: specialist recommendation followed by GP initiation and continuation
  • Amber 2: specialist or GP initiation in line with local guideline after 1st line failure followed by GP continuation
  • Amber 3: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation
  • Amber SCG: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation in line with an agreed shared care guideline
  • Red: Hospital or specialist prescribing only

 

 

 

Tuberculosis diagnostic test

 

Tuberculin PPD Injection (Mantoux) Amber 1

  •  Injection, 20 units/ml (2 units/0.1ml dose) - for routine use

 

  •  Injection, 100 units/ml (10 units/0.1ml dose), 1.5ml vial

Note:

  • Intradermal injection for Mantoux test
  • 100 unit/ml injection is required if first test is negative and a further test is considered appropriate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last updated by: Dupe Fagbenro on 13-03-2019 10:07