FIGURE 17.6 A Positive Tuberculin Skin Test Injection of tuberculin protein into the skin of a person sensitized to Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes a firm red raised area (induration) to form within 48 to 72 hours. A reaction greater than 10 mm in diameter is considered positive.

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