Tuberculin
A protein extracted from boiled culture of tubercle bacilli (MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS). It is used in the tuberculin skin test (TUBERCULIN TEST) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in asymptomatic persons.
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Tree Number(s): D12.776.097.025.845, D23.050.161.845
MeSH Unique ID: D014373
Entry Terms:
- PPD-B
- PPD B
- PPD-CG
- PPD CG
- PPD-F
- PPD F
- PPD-L
- PPD L
- Purified Protein Derivative of Tuberculin
- PPD-S
- PPD
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