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
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
Professor Calmette: In such cases the tuberculin test is not positive.
From Time Magazine Archive
It works on the same principle as the tuberculin test for tuberculosis.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.
