skin test

It takes 48 to 72 hours to read the skin test.

However, there are times when a skin test should not be done.

"In the future, we might be able to do a blood or skin test to predict what will help them," he says.

All prisoners now receive at least a skin test for the disease.

They said both her skin test and chest X-ray were clear.

Children can be safely skin tested from four months of age.

Do that same people are allergic to the color a skin test is necessary.

Skin testing can be done on individuals of all ages.

However, skin testing does not work for all drugs, and in some cases it could be dangerous.

"It can take, in fact, 8 to 12 weeks for a skin test to turn positive after someone has been exposed," he said.

The 21 other crew members had not taken skin tests before flying with her.

Health care workers should have a tuberculin skin test at least every two years.

Skin testing produces an answer in about 20 minutes, compared with 48 hours for a blood test.

Skin testing may be an option for some young children and infants.

This is because their immune systems often do not work well enough to respond to a skin test.

See the next page to learn more about allergy skin tests.

A skin test performed earlier in the year showed that she was not infected.

Your doctor will have allergy test results usually within an hour of skin testing.

Learn more about allergy skin tests, including what happens during the test.

It's important to ask your doctor for allergy skin test instructions.

The second tuberculin skin test result is the correct one.

Skin testing is done for identifying individuals who may be at risk of reaction.

A tuberculosis skin test can determine whether a person is infected with the disease.

If you're having an allergy skin test, plan to spend about an hour for the entire appointment.

A skin test is the best way to find out whether you have a penicillin allergy.