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

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

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

This low percentage of failures being the case, cattle owners should welcome the tuberculin test, not only for their own interest but for the welfare of the public as well.

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