tuberculin purified protein derivative

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[too͡bur′kyoo͡lin]

a solution containing a purified protein fraction derived from isolated culture filtrates of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used as an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, in the Mantoux test, and, for the same purpose in a dried form, in multiple puncture devices. See also Mantoux test, tine test.

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Aplisol			Mantoux testing was performed with tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) RT 23 SSI (Statens Serum Institut; Copenhagen). Cell-mediated immunity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and allergic ... by Raman, Rajagopalan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Researchers at the University of Modena in Italy found that using a Western blot test to detect an antibody marker for Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) is more sensitive than using a skin reaction to tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) to detect exposure among healthcare workers. Western blot test detects TB exposure by Medical Laboratory Observer			tube care: ventriculostomy Tube Compression of the Esophagus and Stomach Tube enterostomy tube feeding tube feeding care Tube Feedings tube gain tube insertion tube-slide agglutination test tubectomy tubed flap tuber tuber cinereum tubercle tubercle bacillus tubercle of rib tubercle of sella turcica tubercle of trapezium tubercula dolorosa tubercular tuberculate tuberculated tuberculid tuberculigenous tuberculin tuberculin purified protein derivative tuberculin reaction tuberculin skin test tuberculin test tuberculitis tuberculo- tuberculocele tuberculofibroid tuberculoid tuberculoid leprosy tuberculoma tuberculoprotein tuberculosis tuberculosis culture tuberculosis cutis indurativa tuberculosis cutis verrucosa Tuberculosis test tuberculosis vaccine tuberculostatic tuberculotic tuberculous tuberculous abscess tuberculous arthritis tuberculous epididymitis tuberculous lymphadenitis tuberculous meningitis			tubercular meningitis tubercular mycobacteriosis Tubercularia Tuberculariaceae Tuberculariaceae Tubercularize tuberculars tuberculars tuberculate tuberculate tuberculate tuberculated tuberculated tuberculated tuberculately tuberculately tuberculately tuberculation tuberculation tuberculation Tubercule Tubercule Tubercule tuberculid tuberculigenous tuberculin tuberculin tuberculin Tuberculin Albumose Frei Tuberculin Precipitation tuberculin purified protein derivative tuberculin reaction tuberculin reaction tuberculin reaction tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test tuberculin test tuberculin test tuberculin test tuberculin test tuberculin test Tuberculin Tested tuberculin tests tuberculin tests tuberculin tests tuberculin type hypersensitivity tuberculin type hypersensitivity tuberculin type hypersensitivity Tuberculin Units Tuberculin Units Tuberculin Units Tuberculin Volutin Tuberculin Zymopastiche tuberculin-tested tuberculin-tested tuberculitis Tuberculization

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