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.

Descriptor ID	D014374
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.812.871.800 E05.200.812.871.800 E05.478.594.890.800
Concept/Terms	Tuberculin Test Tuberculin Test Test, Tuberculin Tests, Tuberculin Tuberculin Tests

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Tuberculin Test".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Immunologic Tests [E01.370.225.812]
Skin Tests [E01.370.225.812.871]
Tuberculin Test [E01.370.225.812.871.800]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Immunologic Tests [E05.200.812]
Skin Tests [E05.200.812.871]
Tuberculin Test [E05.200.812.871.800]
Immunologic Techniques [E05.478]
Immunologic Tests [E05.478.594]
Skin Tests [E05.478.594.890]
Tuberculin Test [E05.478.594.890.800]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2006 and 2008 and 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2006	2	0	2
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2019	0	1	1

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Ledda C, Cin? D, Garozzo SF, Senia P, Consoli A, Marconi A, Scialfa V, Nunnari G, Rapisarda V. Tuberculosis screening among healthcare workers in Sicily, Italy. Future Microbiol. 2019 Jun; 14:37-40.

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Szep Z, Kim R, Ratcliffe SJ, Gluckman S. Tuberculin skin test conversion rate among short-term health care workers returning from Gaborone, Botswana. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug; 12(4):396-400.

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Whitaker JA, A Whitaker J, Mirtskhulava V, Kipiani M, Harris DA, Tabagari N, Kempker RR, Blumberg HM. Prevalence and incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in georgian healthcare workers. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e58202.

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Cannon PS, Cruz AA, Pinto CT, Mastropietro DA, Chahud F, Bilyk JR, Selva D, Prabhakaran VC. A multi-centre case series investigating the aetiology of hypertrophic pachymeningitis with orbital inflammation. Orbit. 2011 Mar; 30(2):64-9.

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Yehia BR, Blumberg EA. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 Oct; 16(10):1129-35.

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Murakami S, Takeno M, Kirino Y, Kobayashi M, Watanabe R, Kudo M, Ihata A, Ueda A, Ohno S, Watanuki Y, Kaneko T, Ishigatsubo Y. Screening of tuberculosis by interferon-gamma assay before biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2009 Mar; 89(2):136-41.

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Rao VG, Gopi PG, Yadav R, Subramani R, Bhat J, Anvikar AR, Sadacharam K, Tiwari BK, Gadge V, Bhondeley MK, Shukla GP, Ukey M, Jain S, Wares DF. Annual risk of tuberculosis infection among tribal population of central India. Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Nov; 13(11):1372-7.

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Rao VG, Gopi PG, Yadav R, Sadacharam K, Bhat J, Subramani R, Anvikar AR, Tiwari BK, Vasantha M, Bhondeley MK, Gadge V, Eusuff SI, Shukla GP. Tuberculous infection in Saharia, a primitive tribal community of Central India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Sep; 102(9):898-904.

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Lipner EM, Gopi PG, Subramani R, Kolappan C, Sadacharam K, Kumaran P, Prevots DR, Narayanan PR, Nutman TB, Kumaraswami V. Coincident filarial, intestinal helminth, and mycobacterial infection: helminths fail to influence tuberculin reactivity, but BCG influences hookworm prevalence. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 May; 74(5):841-7.

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Selekman J. Changes in the screening for tuberculosis in children. Pediatr Nurs. 2006 Jan-Feb; 32(1):73-5.

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