tuberculin test
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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
Professor Calmette: In such cases the tuberculin test is not positive.
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
A recent medical writer, defding the experiments, points out that the tuberculin test could not convey the infection.
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert
