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Tuberculin Test

"Tuberculin Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection.


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Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1995 and 2006 and 2007 and 2015
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