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

Every member is X-rayed once a year, given a tuberculin test, a complete clinical examination, a Wassermann and Kahn test for syphilis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Professor Calmette: In such cases the tuberculin test is not positive.

From Time Magazine Archive

The official means of detecting tuberculosis in the living animal is the tuberculin test, which may be applied by three different methods—the subcutaneous, the intradermic, and the ophthalmic.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry