tuberculin test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tuberculin test
First recorded in 1900–05
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The classical test for delayed hypersensitivity is the tuberculin test for tuberculosis, where bacterial proteins from M. tuberculosis are injected into the skin.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A positive tuberculin test means that the patient has been exposed to the bacteria and exhibits a cellular immune response to it.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They feel that the value of the tuberculin test has been exaggerated, that X rays and sputum tests are more important and more reliable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gruff, thickset, 46-year-old Dr. O'Rear is famed for developing the "double-injection" tuberculin test, in which the animal is needled not only in the tail but also in the rectum or genitalia.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is necessary to repeat the tuberculin test within six months, and later at twelve-months intervals, until none of the animals that remain in the herd react.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
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