"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.871.800 E05.200.812.871.800 E05.478.594.890.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Tuberculin Test- Tuberculin Test
- Test, Tuberculin
- Tests, Tuberculin
- Tuberculin Tests
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Profiles.
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A data driven policy to minimise the tuberculosis testing cost among healthcare workers. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022 Sep; 37(5):2697-2709.
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 09; 385(24):2271-2280.
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Peru and Uganda. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e3384-e3390.
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Performance of the TB-LAMP diagnostic assay in reference laboratories: Results from a multicentre study. Int J Infect Dis. 2018 Mar; 68:44-49.
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Differential positive TSPOT assay responses to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in health care workers. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S83-S91.
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Advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: current status and future prospects. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 May; 19(5):504-16.
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Interferon-? release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 01; 189(1):77-87.
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Programmatic impact of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube implementation on latent tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in a public health clinic. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e36551.
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Longitudinal analysis of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube in children with adult household tuberculosis contact in South Africa: a prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2011; 6(10):e26787.
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 May; 15(5):628-34.