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Tuberculin, also
known as
purified protein derivative, is a
combination of
proteins that are used in the
diagnosis of tuberculosis. This use is referred...
- test or Mendel–Mantoux test (also
known as the
Mantoux screening test,
tuberculin sensitivity test,
Pirquet test, or PPD test for
purified protein derivative)...
- the po****tion in many
Asian and
African countries testing positive on
tuberculin tests,
while only 5–10% of the US po****tion
tests positive. TB Bacteria...
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Bradford Hill criteria. A
major controversy followed when Koch
discovered tuberculin as a
medication for
tuberculosis which was
proven to be ineffective, but...
- The tine test is a multiple-puncture
tuberculin skin test used to aid in the
medical diagnosis of
tuberculosis (TB). The tine test is
similar to the Heaf...
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examination and
culture of
bodily fluids.
Diagnosis of
latent TB
relies on the
tuberculin skin test (TST) or
blood tests.
Prevention of TB
involves screening those...
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examination (of
sputum or some
other appropriate sample). It may also
include a
tuberculin skin test,
other scans and X-rays,
surgical biopsy. The
medical history...
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identifying the
active agent in the
antigen tuberculin as a protein, and
subsequently for
isolating a pure form of
tuberculin,
purified protein derivative (PPD)...
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transfer bacteria for
microbiological culture.
Petri dish Agar
plate Tuberculin syringe Candle jar
Textbook of
Microbiology by Prof. C P Baveja, ISBN 81-7855-266-3...
- The
tuberculin skin test
fails due to the high
numbers of
false negatives.
These false negatives may
occur because of
higher rates of
tuberculin anergy...
