Charles Mantoux

Charles Mantoux (born May 1877 in Paris , † 1947 ) was a French doctor .

After studying at the University of Paris with Paul Broca and Victor-Henri Hutinel , he worked in a tuberculosis sanatorium in Cannes for health reasons . He proved that the (intracutaneous) tuberculin test developed by Felix Mendel is much more sensitive than the injection into the subcutaneous fatty tissue (subcutaneous use) by Pirquet . After his results were published in 1910, his method superseded the old test in most countries and has since been known as the Mendel-Mantoux test. Mantoux also devoted himself to other studies on tuberculosis: He developed a test to detect this in cattle, which he also transferred to pigs and horses. This was of great importance for public health care. He also used the test on guinea pigs to experimentally determine the rate of allergic reactions to the tuberculin. He also made x-ray studies on tuberculosis, published work on pleural effusion and was one of the first to use the artificial pneumothorax treatment method for tuberculosis and to study the effects on the tuberculous caverns.

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