tuberculin test
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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
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
Professor Calmette: In such cases the tuberculin test is not positive.
From Time Magazine Archive
More than 80% of the cows of this county have been shown by the tuberculin test to be tuberculous, yet McHenry County supplies Chicago with most of its milk.
From Time Magazine Archive
A tuberculin test should be applied to all strange cattle before they are introduced into the herd, and those which show a reaction should be refused.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
