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

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.

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

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It is at this stage that the tuberculin test comes to the aid of the stockman.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George