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Preferred term

Tuberculin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Pharmacological Action(s)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z9NPKKVJ-X

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