tuberculin-positive
1tuberculin reaction — n a skin reaction that occurs at the site of a tuberculin test <an induration measuring 10 mm or more is considered a positive tuberculin reaction for all individuals> * * * induration or vesiculation as a delayed reaction at the site of a… …
2Tuberculin test — Tu*ber cu*lin test The hypodermic injection of tuberculin, used as a test for past or present infection with tuberculosis. It is used both for humans and cattle. Note: In humans, a previous or acive infection with tuberculosis will cause a… …
3tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection. [1900 05] * * * ▪ medicine procedure for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection by the introduction into… …
4tuberculin — 1. A glycerin broth culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis evaporated to 110 volume at 100°C and filtered; introduced by Robert Koch for the treatment of tuberculosis but now used chiefly for diagnostic tests; originally known as Koch old t. (OT)… …
5tuberculin — n. a protein extract from cultures of tubercle bacilli, used to test whether a person has suffered from or been in contact with tuberculosis. In the Mantoux test a quantity of tuberculin is injected beneath the skin and a patch of inflammation… …
6Mantoux test — The Mantoux skin test consists of an intradermal injection of exactly one tenth of a milliliter (mL) of PPD tuberculin …
7test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
8Tuberculosis diagnosis — Tuberculosis is diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient. While other investigations may strongly suggest tuberculosis as the diagnosis, they cannot confirm it.=Diagnosis=A complete… …
9Latent tuberculosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|R|76|1|r|70 ICD9 = ICD9|795.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Also called latent tuberculosis infection, latent TB or LTBI.Latent… …
10Tuberculosis — Classification and external resources Chest X ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis ICD 10 A …
